Distress Tolerance as a Mediator and Moderator of a Brief Computer-Based Treatment Targeting Suicide Risk Factors

Distress Tolerance as a Mediator and Moderator of a Brief Computer-Based Treatment Targeting Suicide Risk Factors

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Main Author: Gooch, Caroline V.
Language:English
Published: Ohio University / OhioLINK 2020
Subjects:
Psychology
Interpersonal Risk Factors
Suicide
Intervention
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1597409213712759
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou15974092137127592021-08-03T07:16:12Z Distress Tolerance as a Mediator and Moderator of a Brief Computer-Based Treatment Targeting Suicide Risk Factors Gooch, Caroline V. Psychology Interpersonal Risk Factors Suicide Intervention Current rates of suicide are a growing global health concern. To best mitigate suicide risk, it is important that theoretically based interventions targeting empirically supported risk factors for suicide be developed and refined. Brief, accessible interventions could allow people to access these interventions when it is most necessary. A recent randomized control trial conducted by Schmidt et al. (2019) examined Building Stronger Alliances (BSA), a computer-based intervention based in the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS), combined with cognitive bias modification targeting mood (CBM-I) along with two other suicide interventions. The current study is a secondary data analysis of the Schmidt et al. (2019) study focused on the BSA+CBM-I arm of the intervention in comparison to the control condition. Individuals in the BSA+CBM-I group were found to have reduced perceived burdensomeness, a key risk factor for suicide according to the IPTS, at the end of treatment compared to the control group. However, reduced perceived burdensomeness did not predict differences in suicidal ideation at 1-month follow-up. Distress tolerance at baseline predicted perceived burdensomeness at end of treatment but was not a significant moderator of the relationship between condition and perceived burdensomeness. No hypothesized mediation pathways from condition to suicidal ideation at 1-month follow-up, including through perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, or distress tolerance were significant. BSA+CBM-I appears to be an effective treatment in reducing a key risk factor for suicide in an at-risk sample. Future research is needed to examine efficacy in reducing suicide risk. Additional research also needs to address construct validity and malleability of thwarted belongingness. 2020-09-22 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1597409213712759 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1597409213712759 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Psychology
Interpersonal Risk Factors
Suicide
Intervention
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Interpersonal Risk Factors
Suicide
Intervention
Gooch, Caroline V.
Distress Tolerance as a Mediator and Moderator of a Brief Computer-Based Treatment Targeting Suicide Risk Factors
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