Serial multiple mediation of demoralization and depression in the relationship between hopelessness and suicidal ideation

Autor: Qian Qian Zhao, Ning Wang, Dong Mei Lin, Ya Yu, Lili Zhang, Chun Kai Fang, Xia Wu, Lin Xiao, Su Ting Liu
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Psycho-oncologyREFERENCES. 29(8)
ISSN: 1099-1611
Popis: OBJECTIVE Suicidal ideation is common in cancer patients and may be associated with hopelessness, demoralization, and depression. This study aims to investigate the serial multiple mediation of demoralization and depression in the relationship between hopelessness and suicidal ideation in cancer patients. METHODS A total of 244 cancer patients were investigated by using the following standardized self-reported questionnaires: self-rating idea of suicide scale, Beck hopelessness scale, demoralization scale-Mandarin version, and patient health questionnaire depression scale-9. The mediation hypothesis was tested with a serial multiple mediation model (PROCESS model 6). An exploratory graph analysis was performed to detect the correlations among the dimensions of the mental conditions measured by these instruments. RESULTS Bootstrap analyzes indicate that there were direct and indirect effects of hopelessness on suicidal ideation mediated solely by demoralization (B = 2.3074, SE = 0.1724, P
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