Can Need for Affect and Sexuality Differentiate Suicide Risk in Three Community Samples?

Preferences in Information Processing, Marginalized Identity, and Non-Monogamy: Understanding Factors in Suicide-Related Behavior among Members of the Alternative Sexuality Community

“…Also, more than three-quarters of the sample reported a history of SRB. High prevalence rates of SRB are consistent with prior literature indicating that NCSF members are at an elevated clinical risk for suicide compared to general and college student adult samples [20]. Participants provided demographic information including race, gender, sexual orientation, relationship status, ethnicity, and education.…”

“…Among adults in the United Kingdom, NFA Approach mitigated the negative effects of depression on suicidal ideation, whereas NFC demonstrated mixed moderation patterns depending on the suicide risk factor [58]. Most germane to the current study, the only PIP model facet examined in a sample of NCSF members was NFA [20]. Application of these findings to NCSF members was tempered by the fact that findings were not disaggregated between the three samples in the study.…”

“…SRB is a documented mental health problem in the alternative sexuality community [20], with existing literature highlighting mental health [21], stigma-associated emotions [13], and acquired capability [12] as risk factors. The present study employed relationship orientation (e.g., non-monogamy) [34,66], health inequity/marginalized identity [5,37], and PIP [50,58] to further investigate factors associated with SRB among members of the alternative sexuality community.…”

“…Notably, the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory was not applied to other members of the NCSF community such as those in the polyamory community. A subsequent examination of suicide-related patterns and risk/protective factors among NCSF members found that: (1) NCSF members were at an elevated clinical risk for suicide compared to college student and general adult comparison groups [20]; and (2) among sexual orientation minority-identifying members of NCSF, symptoms of depression, post-traumatic stress, and impulsivity were prominent risk factors for total SRB [21]. These findings raise concern about suicide risk among NCSF members and highlight sexual orientation as another potential multiple marginalized identity factor worthy of further investigation.…”

“…A series of studies [20,50,57,58] have applied the PIP to suicide risk in non-clinical samples. The most robust main effect observed to date concerns NFA Avoidance as a risk factor for suicide [50,55,58], possibly through association with the development of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness [57].…”