Hyland, Philip and Rochford, Sarah and Munnelly, Anita and Dodd, Philip and Fox, Robert and Vallières, Frédérique and McBride, Orla and Shevlin, Mark and Bentall, Richard P. and Butter, Sarah and Karatzias, Thanos and Murphy, Jamie (2022) Predicting risk along the suicidality continuum: A longitudinal, nationally representative study of the Irish population during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 52 (1). pp. 83-98. ISSN 0363-0234

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Abstract Introduction: Little is known about the lifetime prevalence of different indicators of suicidality in the Irish general population; whether suicidality has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic; and what factors associated with belonging to different points on a continuum of suicidality risk. Methods: A nationally representative sample of Irish adults (N = 1,032) completed self-report measures in May 2020 and a follow-up in August 2020 (n = 715). Results: Lifetime prevalence rates were 29.5% for suicidal ideation, 12.9% for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), and 11.2% for attempted suicide. There were no changes in past two-week rates of NSSI and attempted suicide during the pandemic. Correlations between the indicators of suicidality supported a progression from ideation to NSSI to attempted suicide. Suicidal ideation alone was associated with being male, unemployed, higher loneliness, and lower religiosity. NSSI (with no co-occurring attempted suicide) was associated with a history of mental health treatment. Attempted suicide was associated with ethnic minority status, lower education, lower income, PTSD, depression, and history of mental health treatment. Conclusion: Suicidal ideation, NSSI, and attempted suicide are relatively common phenomena in the general adult Irish population, and each has unique psychosocial correlates. These findings highlight important targets for prevention and intervention efforts

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite as:Hyland, P., Rochford, S., Munnelly, A., Dodd, P., Fox, R., Vallières, F., McBride, O., Shevlin, M., Bentall, R.P., Butter, S., Karatzias, T. and Murphy, J. (2021) Predicting risk along the suicidality continuum: A longitudinal, nationally representative study of the Irish population during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Suicide & life-threatening behavior, 52 (1), 83-98.
Keywords:	attempted suicide; non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI); risk factors; self-harm; suicidal ideation; suicide;
Academic Unit:	Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	16987
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12783
Depositing User:	Philip Hyland
Date Deposited:	02 Mar 2023 15:45
Journal or Publication Title:	Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Publisher:	Wiley
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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