Abstract
We investigated whether rumination and self-compassion moderate and/or mediate the relationships between negative affect and both non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide ideation. Undergraduate university students (n = 415) completed well-validated measures of negative affect, rumination, self-compassion, NSSI, and suicide ideation. Neither rumination nor self-compassion moderated associations between negative affect and NSSI and suicide ideation. However, both rumination and self-compassion mediated associations between negative affect and lifetime history of NSSI and suicide ideation. Self-compassion additionally mediated the association between negative affect and both 12-month NSSI and suicide ideation. The salience of self-compassion, particularly in predicting recent NSSI and suicide ideation, offers promise for early intervention initiatives focusing on less judgmental or self-critical means of self-relation.
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Penelope Hasking
Penelope Hasking and Mark E Boyes, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Amy Finlay-Jones, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, and Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Mark E Boyes
Penelope Hasking and Mark E Boyes, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Amy Finlay-Jones, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, and Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Amy Finlay-Jones
Peter M. McEvoy, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, and Centre for Clinical Interventions, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Peter M. McEvoy
Clare S. Rees, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Penelope Hasking, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Email: [email protected]
Clare S. Rees
Clare S. Rees, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Penelope Hasking, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Email: [email protected]