“…Other factors known to be related to suicide risk in SMVs, such as substance use, depression, anxiety, insomnia, PTSD symptoms, and interpersonal theory variables (e.g., thwarted belongingness, fearlessness about death) (Graziano et al, 2021; Hom et al, 2019; Pompili et al, 2013; Pruitt et al, 2019), have yet to be concurrently examined in relation to suicide risk after suicide exposure in this population. Increased mental health symptoms, reliance on substance use, and feeling like one does not belong could all be important for understanding the impact of suicide exposure given prior evidence that these factors can increase suicidal desire following an extremely stressful experience, such as losing someone to suicide (Gradus et al, 2013; Kline et al, 2022). Fearlessness about death is also important to consider in the context of suicide exposure as suicide exposure has been associated with decreased fearlessness about death (i.e., increase capability for suicide; Soberay et al, 2020); suicide‐exposed SMVs with increased fearlessness and suicidal desire may be more likely to attempt suicide (Van Orden et al, 2010).…”