@article{ref1,
title="Self-concealment and suicidality: mediating roles of unmet interpersonal needs and attitudes toward help-seeking",
journal="Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)",
year="2020",
author="Hogge, Ingrid and Blankenship, Paige",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: We investigated the relationship between self-concealment-a tendency to hide distressing information-and suicidality, via two mediators: (a) unmet interpersonal needs and (b) help-seeking attitudes. <br><br>METHOD: A sample of young adults (18-25 years) was recruited online to complete a self-report survey questionnaire (n = 245). A parallel multiple mediation model was analyzed using the PROCESS macro (Hayes, 2013, Methodology in the social sciences. Introduction to mediation, moderation, and conditional process analysis: A regression-based approach. New York, NY: Guilford Press) in SPSS. <br><br>RESULTS: There was a significant positive relationship between self-concealment and suicidality. This relationship was partially mediated by unmet interpersonal needs. Although self-concealment was associated with more negative attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, these help-seeking attitudes were not significantly related to suicidality. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our results highlight the importance of interpersonal factors in suicide. Unmet interpersonal needs emerged as a mechanism by which self-concealment contributes to increased suicidality. We review implications for research, clinical practice, and prevention.<br><br>© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9762",
doi="10.1002/jclp.22964",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22964"
}