Citation

Wang Q, Ren L, Wang W, Xu W, Wang Y. BMC Psychiatry 2019; 19(1): e352.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)

DOI

10.1186/s12888-019-2353-7

PMID

31703652

PMCID

PMC6842260

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Losing an only child is a particularly traumatic and heartbreaking event for parents, which can trigger a lot of emotional responses, including PTSD and suicidal ideation (SI). The objectives of this study were mainly to identify predictors of SI and examine the interactions of PTSD with stigma and social support on SI among shidu parents.
METHODS: A total of 507 shidu parents from Shenyang, China were included in this cross-sectional study. Bivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to explore risk or protective factors associated with SI. Interactions of PTSD with stigma and social support on SI were also examined by bivariate logistic regression analyses.
RESULTS: The prevalence of SI among shidu parents was 11.24%. PTSD (OR = 2.23, p < 0.05) and stigma (OR = 4.66, p < 0.01) were positively associated with SI. Social support was negatively associated with SI (OR = 0.90, p < 0.01). For individuals with PTSD, the presence of stigma was more likely to lead to SI. For individuals with PTSD, an increased level of social support was less likely to lead to SI.
CONCLUSIONS: SI is a serious issue among shidu parents. Stigma aggravated the effect of PTSD on SI, while social support buffered the effect of PTSD on SI among shidu parents.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Cross-Sectional Studies; Adult; Female; Male; Middle Aged; Parents; Attitude to Death; Social Stigma; Social Support; Prevalence; PTSD; Suicidal Ideation; Protective Factors; Stigma; China; Suicidal ideation; Social support; Bereavement; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Asian People; Only Child; Shidu parents