Humiliation and interpersonal sensitivity in depression

Different roles of resilience in depressive patients with history of suicide attempt and no history of suicide attempt

“…17,18 Recently, there has been growing interest in the concept of ''resilience to suicidality,'' which can be understood as a psychological construct -such as a perceived ability of the individual to overcome difficulties, a set of positive beliefs, or a set of personal, familial, or social resources -that can buffer the individual from suicide in presence of risk factors or stressors. [19][20][21][22] Previous studies have considered the relations between humiliation, interpersonal sensitivity, and resilience in depressed patients, 14,23 and reported a buffering role of resilience; however, to the best of our knowledge, these variables have not been previously studied in subjects with suicidal ideation.…”

“…11 Interpersonal sensitivity has been proposed as a symptom related to depression 12 and likely related to the feeling of humiliation. 13 Collazzoni et al 14 found a high correlation between humiliation and interpersonal sensitivity; furthermore, it seems to be a risk factor for suicidal behavior. 15,16 The assessment of factors protective against suicide is a critical issue.…”

When Is Humiliation More Intense? The Role of Audience Laughter and Threats to the Self

“…Perhaps not surprisingly, humiliation—especially when experienced frequently—has been associated with a host of psychological, relational, and societal problems, as well as with clinical disorders such as low self-esteem, depression, general anxiety disorder, suicidal intentions, homicide and (domestic) violence (e.g., Klein, 1991; Gilbert, 1997; Hartling and Luchetta, 1999; Farmer and McGuffin, 2003; Kendler et al, 2003; Leary et al, 2003; Elison and Harter, 2007; Torres and Bergner, 2010; Walker and Knauer, 2011; Harter, 2012; Collazzoni et al, 2014, 2015). One often cited example of the destructive potential of humiliation is the phenomenon of school-shootings , the (attempted) mass killing and injuring of students and teachers at a school or university by one or more students of that institution.…”

A Comparison of Humiliation Measurement in a Depressive Versus Non‐clinical Sample: A Possible Clinical Utility

“…Resilience is considered to be a protective factor against psychopathologies and a buffering factor for people encountering stressful life events (Friborg, Hjemdal, Rosenvinge, & Martinussen, ). A previous study found that resilience also has a buffering effect against humiliation in a depressed sample (Collazzoni et al., ). Resilience in a non‐clinical sample has been shown to have not only a buffering effect against psychopathology but also a high predictive power for depression (Hjemdal, Friborg, Stiles, Rosenvinge, & Martinussen, ).…”

“…Given the previous reflections, it is important to understand the role of humiliation in depression. Overall, humiliation experiences have been evaluated as depressive in men (Farmer & McGuffin, ) and women (Brown, Harris, & Hepworth, ), or both (Collazzoni et al., ). If the person who humiliates has more social power than the humiliated person, then the humiliated person can perceive the loss of a social role and be made to feel submissive, a state that may precipitate a depressive episode (Torres & Bergner, ).…”