TY - JOUR
T1 - Extracurricular Activities are Associated with Lower Suicidality through Decreased Thwarted Belongingness in Young Adults
AU - Bauer, Brian W.
AU - Capron, Daniel W.
AU - Ward-Ciesielski, Erin
AU - Gustafsson, Hanna C.
AU - Doyle, Carol
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Copyright © International Academy for Suicide Research.
PY - 2018/10/2
Y1 - 2018/10/2
N2 - Research has shown a negative association between extracurricular activities (ECAs) and suicidality. This study builds upon past research by using the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide to better understand the mechanisms involved in the relationship between ECAs and suicide risk. A total of 121 community and online-recruited adults ages 18 to 24-years-old participated. Self-report measures of suicidality, thwarted belongingness, and perceived burdensomeness were collected. Duration and breadth of participation in ECAs were assessed. ECA involvement was negatively associated with thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness. An indirect effect of ECAs on suicidality through thwarted belongingness was statistically significant, but not for perceived burdensomeness. ECA involvement was associated with decreased suicidality through lower levels of thwarted belongingness. Interventions utilizing ECAs may be a low-cost, high-access option for decreasing suicide risk.
AB - Research has shown a negative association between extracurricular activities (ECAs) and suicidality. This study builds upon past research by using the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide to better understand the mechanisms involved in the relationship between ECAs and suicide risk. A total of 121 community and online-recruited adults ages 18 to 24-years-old participated. Self-report measures of suicidality, thwarted belongingness, and perceived burdensomeness were collected. Duration and breadth of participation in ECAs were assessed. ECA involvement was negatively associated with thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness. An indirect effect of ECAs on suicidality through thwarted belongingness was statistically significant, but not for perceived burdensomeness. ECA involvement was associated with decreased suicidality through lower levels of thwarted belongingness. Interventions utilizing ECAs may be a low-cost, high-access option for decreasing suicide risk.
KW - interpersonal psychological theory of suicide
KW - perceived burdensomeness
KW - school-based interventions
KW - thwarted belongingness
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U2 - 10.1080/13811118.2018.1427162
DO - 10.1080/13811118.2018.1427162
M3 - Article
C2 - 29393836
AN - SCOPUS:85043308920
SN - 1381-1118
VL - 22
SP - 665
EP - 678
JO - Archives of Suicide Research
JF - Archives of Suicide Research
IS - 4
ER -