A qualitative assessment and short-term mediation analysis of defeat, entrapment, and suicide

Rasmussen, Susan and Cramer, Robert and Nascimbene, Laura and Robertson, Ryan and Cacase, Sam and Bowling, Jessamiah (2023) A qualitative assessment and short-term mediation analysis of defeat, entrapment, and suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 53 (5). pp. 880-892. ISSN 0363-0234 (https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12990)

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Abstract

Objectives: The Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model (IMV) of Suicide is growing in empirical support. The present study advances IMV research through two aims: (1) to qualitatively probe the subjective experiences of defeat, internal entrapment, and external entrapment, and (2) conducting a 3-month prospective mediation analysis using quantitative and qualitative metrics of defeat and entrapment. Methods: The study featured an online two-point survey separated by 3 months. Participants were 255 adults living in the United Kingdom. Results: Persons endorsing qualitative defeat and internal entrapment in their narratives also showed higher quantitative scores on corresponding IMV and suicide-related self-report scales. Internal entrapment mediated the effect of baseline defeat on 3-month suicidal ideation, whereas external entrapment mediated the association of baseline defeat on 3-month suicide attempt likelihood. Quantitative assessment of entrapment was more significantly associated with suicide attempts and ideation within mediation tests compared to corresponding qualitative variables. Conclusions: IMV model principles are largely supported by findings. Mediation results support further consideration of entrapment and defeat within clinical practice and public health-focused suicide research. Understanding the complexity of entrapment narratives represents an important next step for conducting qualitative IMV-focused research with minoritized and high-risk suicide populations.

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Rasmussen, Susan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6408-0028, Cramer, Robert, Nascimbene, Laura, Robertson, Ryan, Cacase, Sam and Bowling, Jessamiah;
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