Association of emotion reactivity and distress intolerance with suicide attempts in U.S. Army soldiers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emotion reactivity (ER) and distress intolerance (DI) may be associated with increased suicide attempt (SA) risk among U.S. Army soldiers.

Method

In this case-control study, 74 soldiers recently hospitalized for SA (cases) were compared with 133 control soldiers from the same Army installations selected based on either propensity score matching (n = 103) or reported 12-month suicide ideation (SI) (n = 30). Controls were weighted to represent the total Army population at the study sites and the subpopulation of 12-month ideators. Participants completed questionnaires assessing ER, DI, and other psychosocial variables. Logistic regression analyses examined whether ER and DI differentiated SA cases from the general population and from 12-month ideators before and a

SUBMITTER: Naifeh JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10370465 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature