Is shyness related to depression and suicide risk?

Autor: Nudelman G; The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Tel Aviv, Israel., Carmeli HS; The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Tel Aviv, Israel., Hamdan S; The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scandinavian journal of psychology [Scand J Psychol] 2024 Oct; Vol. 65 (5), pp. 947-953. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 07.
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.13047
Abstrakt: Introduction: Suicidal behavior is an important health issue, representing a leading cause of mortality, particularly among young adults. Depression was found to be predictive of suicide risk and predicted by shyness. Consequently, we tested a model wherein shyness leads to depression, which in turn leads to suicide risk. Moreover, we expected gender to moderate the effect of shyness on depression and suicide risk.
Methods: A convenience sample of 478 first-year college students (51% women, Age: M = 25.42, SD = 3.61) completed online self-report questionnaires assessing suicide risk, depression, shyness, and demographic variables.
Results: As expected, shyness was significantly correlated with depression (r = 0.40) and suicide risk (r = 0.24), and depression and suicide risk were also correlated with each other (r = 0.57). Depression statistically mediated the relationship between shyness and suicide risk (indirect effect for women = 0.92, SE = 0.16; for men = 0.72, SE = 0.17). Gender did not moderate the mediation effect. However, a direct link between shyness and suicide risk was found only among men (direct effect = 0.52, SE = 0.21).
Conclusions: The results suggest that shyness may be a significant factor in the development of depression and suicide risk, potentially serving as a valuable marker for identifying at-risk individuals. Moreover, clinicians should be aware of these associations, particularly among men, in order to maintain and support mental health as well as reduce suicidality.
(© 2024 Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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