Frustrated interpersonal needs as a motivational moderator in the integrated motivational-volitional model

Abstract

A theoretical assumption of the integrated motivational-volitional (IMV) model positions perceived burdensomeness (PB) and thwarted belongingness (TB) as moderators on the entrapment-suicidal ideation/intention relationship. The present study analyzed the expected combined effects of PB × TB on the relationship between entrapment and suicidal ideation/intention. Data were collected using an online questionnaire (N = 644) selected by sex, age, and education level. The PB × TB × Entrapment interaction was statistically significant, according to a moderating effect. A high degree of frustration of interpersonal needs enhances the entrapment-suicidal ideation/intention relationship.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain for the Training of University Teachers (State Program for the Promotion of Talent and its Employability) awarded in a public tender (Ref. FPU16/00534).