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The Relation of Cognitive Reappraisal and Expressive Suppression to Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Desire |
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| Authors: | Thomas Forkmann PhD Anne Scherer Dipl‐Psych Maren Böcker PhD Markus Pawelzik MD Siegfried Gauggel PhD Heide Glaesmer PhD |
| Institution: | 1. Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, , Aachen, Germany;2. EOS Hospital for Psychotherapy, , Münster, Germany;3. Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig, , Leipzig, Germany |
| Abstract: | The differential relations between the emotion regulation strategies “cognitive reappraisal” and “expressive suppression” and suicidality in a mixed inpatient sample (N = 232, 69.4% female) of a German psychotherapeutic hospital were examined. Patients filled in the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and items on suicidal ideation and desire. A structural equation model fitted the data (RMSEA = .044; CFI = .96) and revealed that “expressive suppression” significantly predicted increased suicidal ideation. Moderation analysis showed that results were independent from a current depressive episode. Potential implications for psychotherapeutic treatment of suicidality are discussed. |
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