Association Between Sleep Disturbances and Suicide Risk Among Firefighters: the Moderating Role of Mindfulness

Serrano, Danya M.; Rufino, Katrina A.; Tran, Jana K.; Vujanovic, Anka A.

doi:10.1007/s12671-020-01491-7

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“…Finally, there are other positive self-relating processes that may play buffering roles, such as self-compassion, self-reassurance, and mindfulness. [71][72][73] Identifying the effects of different types of protective factors is an important direction for future research.…”

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The Effects of Self-Criticism and Self-Compassion on Adolescents’ Depressive Symptoms and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Gao¹,

Liu²,

Liu³

et al. 2023

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Purpose Symptoms of depression increase during adolescence as do nonsuicidal self-injurious behaviors (NSSI). The present study aimed to investigate how self-criticism interacted with the effects of stressful life events on depressive symptoms and NSSI and whether self-compassion would buffer these negative effects. Methods A total of 908 Chinese adolescents ( M age = 13.46, SD = 0.57) completed a cross-sectional survey. The main and interacted effects of stressful life events, self-criticism, self-compassion on depressive symptoms and NSSI were examined respectively. Results The results showed that self-criticism significantly moderated the relationships between stressful events and depression and NSSI. Self-compassion could buffer the negative impacts of stressful events and self-criticism on NSSI but not on depression. High self-compassion significantly reduced the magnitude of the association between stressful life events and NSSI in adolescents with low self-criticism but not in those with high self-criticism. Conclusion Self-criticism exacerbated the negative impacts of stressful life events on both depressive symptoms and NSSI, but self-compassion only buffered the impact of stressful life events on NSSI. Interventions designed to reduce NSSI risk of Chinese adolescents may benefit from training them to improve self-compassion abilities and to be less self-critical.

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The Effects of Self-Criticism and Self-Compassion on Adolescents’ Depressive Symptoms and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Gao¹,

Liu²,

Liu³

et al. 2023

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“…Despite the emergent gains in this empirical arena, there remains a relative paucity of research examining suicidal ideation and risk among firefighters (Bartlett et al, 2018; Stanley et al, 2016). Currently, we are aware of three published studies that have investigated sleep disturbance and its association with risk for suicide and related behaviors among firefighters (Serrano et al, 2020; Stanley et al, 2016; Vargas de Barros et al, 2013). Indeed, each of these studies documented positive associations between the endorsement of sleep disturbances and an elevated risk for suicide, among firefighter populations (Serrano et al, 2020; Stanley et al, 2016; Vargas de Barros et al, 2013).…”

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“…Currently, we are aware of three published studies that have investigated sleep disturbance and its association with risk for suicide and related behaviors among firefighters (Serrano et al, 2020; Stanley et al, 2016; Vargas de Barros et al, 2013). Indeed, each of these studies documented positive associations between the endorsement of sleep disturbances and an elevated risk for suicide, among firefighter populations (Serrano et al, 2020; Stanley et al, 2016; Vargas de Barros et al, 2013). Furthermore, no studies to date have evaluated the interplay of PTSD symptomatology and sleep disturbance with regard to suicidal ideation and risk in firefighters.…”

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PTSD symptoms and suicide risk among firefighters: The moderating role of sleep disturbance.

Healy¹,

Vujanovic²

2021

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are prominent among firefighters and related to suicidal ideation and behavior, a major public health concern among first responders. The role of sleep disturbance in the associations between PTSD symptoms and suicide risk is not well understood. Objective: The present study examined the moderating effect of global sleep disturbance and three disturbance facets (i.e., sleep efficiency, perceived sleep quality, and daily disturbances), on the association between PTSD symptom severity and suicide risk among firefighters. Method: The sample was comprised of 802 trauma-exposed firefighters (93.5% male; M age = 38.68; SD = 8.53), recruited from a large urban fire department in the southern U.S., who completed an online survey. Results: Results indicated significant main and interactive effects of PTSD symptom severity and global sleep disturbance (and each disturbance facet) with regard to global suicide risk. Covariates included gender, years in the fire service, trauma load, and occupational stress. Models accounted for 24.1%-28.4% of variance in suicide risk. Conclusion:This study is the first to concurrently examine these variables among firefighters, and this line of inquiry has the potential to inform evidence-based policy as well as prevention and treatment programs for this vulnerable, understudied population. Clinical Impact StatementThis study suggests that sleep disturbance may be a promising clinical factor with relevance to both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide risk among firefighters. Mental health prevention and intervention programs for firefighters may benefit from incorporating sleep disturbance screeners and adjunctive psychoeducational or skills-based interventions to target suicide risk. Targeting sleep disturbance via occupational policy reform and/or specialized cognitive-behavioral interventions designed for the unique needs of the fire service may have the potential to reduce PTSD symptoms and suicide risk in firefighter populations.

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Psychological Diseases in Firefighters: A Short Review

Teixeira

Baptista

Vaz

et al. 2022

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control

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Association Between Sleep Disturbances and Suicide Risk Among Firefighters: the Moderating Role of Mindfulness

Cited by 7 publications

References 54 publications

The Effects of Self-Criticism and Self-Compassion on Adolescents’ Depressive Symptoms and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

The Effects of Self-Criticism and Self-Compassion on Adolescents’ Depressive Symptoms and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

PTSD symptoms and suicide risk among firefighters: The moderating role of sleep disturbance.

Psychological Diseases in Firefighters: A Short Review

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