Rogerson, O orcid.org/0000-0002-6967-587X, Baguley, T and O'Connor, DB orcid.org/0000-0003-4117-4093 (2023) Childhood Trauma and Suicide: Associations Between Impulsivity, Executive Functioning, and Stress. Crisis: the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 44 (5). ISSN 0227-5910
Abstract
Background: Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, and childhood trauma has been found to be an important risk factor. However, the mechanisms linking trauma to suicide risk remain unclear. Aims: The current registered report sought to (1) investigate whether childhood trauma and its subtypes were related to suicide risk in adulthood and (2) explore the potential mechanisms associating childhood trauma with suicide and well-being, especially executive functioning, impulsivity, and stress. Method: A cross-sectional survey of 457 individuals who reported experiencing suicide ideation in the past 12 months. Results: Childhood trauma and its subtypes were associated with an increased risk of reporting recent suicide thoughts, COVID-19–related suicide attempts, and recent suicide attempts. There were also significant indirect effects of childhood trauma on recent suicide ideation and well-being through executive functioning and impulsivity. Conclusion: These findings show that childhood trauma is associated with suicide risk in adulthood and suggest that poorer executive functioning and higher levels of impulsivity contribute to this increased risk. These results have implications for the development of future interventions to reduce suicide vulnerability.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 Hogrefe Publishing. This is an author produced version of an article published in Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | suicide, childhood trauma, executive function, stress, impulsivity |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2023 11:24 |
Last Modified: | 04 Feb 2025 12:42 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Hogrefe Publishing |
Identification Number: | 10.1027/0227-5910/a000886 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:201113 |