Citation

Moyano N, Vélez K, Arias A, del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes M. Curr. Psychol. 2022; 41(4): 2306-2318.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s12144-020-00757-6

PMID

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Abstract

The present study investigated the relationship between attachment patterns -trust, communication and alienation- related to mother, father and peers, depression and impulsivity in suicidal intention among adolescents, by a mediational and moderational analysis. We evaluated the data of 395 Ecuadorian adolescents (54.2% males, 45.8% females) aged 14-19 years (M = 15.86, SD = 1.00) recruited from several schools. They completed the following measures: the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, the Beck Depression Inventory and the Plutchik Impulsivity Scale. The mediational analyses indicated that, attachment -paternal trustworthiness and alienation from both mother and peers- predicted suicide intention by two pathways: a more direct one mediated by depression; another pathway in which the mediating role of impulsivity was added between attachment and depression. No moderation effects were found. The role of lack of paternal trustworthiness and alienation/negative feelings toward mother and peers are highlighted in the development of depression, which played a mediating role in suicide intention. The role of negative social interactions and negative emotions in relation to suicide intention is discussed, which has several implications for prevention programs for adolescents. © 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Language: en

Keywords

Depression; Adolescents; Attachment; Impulsivity; Suicide intention