Perfectionism as a Predictor of Suicidal Risk in Turkish College Students: Does Loneliness Contribute to Further Risk?

Muyan, Mine; Chang, Edward C.

doi:10.1007/s10608-015-9711-7

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“…To focus on studies with likely relevance to the UK, only English language studies, from high-income nations in Western Europe, North America, and Australasia, were considered for inclusion. Pilot searches included studies from all OECD nations, but this resulted in excessive numbers of results, among which some studies emphasised their difference from 'western' settings (22,23). An interpretive method for identifying 'adults' was specified as precise age ranges resulted in less meaningful inclusions/exclusions.…”

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Men and loneliness in the ‘west’: A critical interpretive synthesis

Ratcliffe

Galdas

Kanaan

2020

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BackgroundLoneliness has received considerable attention in recent years, but has seldom been investigated through a gendered lens. This review aims to critically summarise research substantively related to men and loneliness.MethodA critical interpretive synthesis, incorporating a pre-defined search strategy, was employed to analyse a broad variety of data. The searches were conducted in July 2019, across seven databases: MEDLINE; PsycINFO; Scopus, ASSIA, SSCI; Sociological Abstracts; and Social Policy and Practice. Included studies were written in English, conducted in high income nations in Western Europe, North America, and Australasia, with no date limitations. Qualitative studies required a substantive focus on sex/men or gender/masculinities and loneliness, and quantitative studies either an explicit focus on sex differences in loneliness, or data substantially relevant to loneliness and men. Seventy-nine studies met the inclusion criteria.ResultsSeven ‘synthetic constructs’ were built: i) men’s loneliness appears more associated with their social network; ii) men may be less emotionally forthright, thus both less inclined to discuss loneliness and less likely to form meaningful relationships; iii) romantic relationships may be more important for preventing loneliness in men; iv) different measurements of loneliness do not show the same sex differences in the prevalence of loneliness; v) lonely men may be more likely to engage in risky/unhealthy behaviour; vi) feeling/being ‘insufficiently masculine’ can result in loneliness; and vii) intersections of identity facilitate different gendered results.ConclusionThese constructs offer a framework that can help inform interventions aimed at preventing/alleviating loneliness in men, and a foundation for future research. Overcoming men’s emotional reticence, and facilitating better quality social networks, appeared critical goals for interventions. Men’s emotional reticence may constitute both a barrier to discussing loneliness, and to forming loneliness preventing relationships. It also appeared to be characterised either by the construction of a masculine persona, or a fear of the repercussions for initiating intimate conversation. When attempting to ascertain whether a man is lonely, acknowledging gendered variation in survey responses is required. However, it is unclear how generalisable these ‘synthetic constructs’ are, and their potential inter-relatedness requires further research.

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Men and loneliness in the ‘west’: A critical interpretive synthesis

Ratcliffe

Galdas

Kanaan

2020

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“…For example, in a prospective study of adults, Cacioppo, Hawkley, and Thisted (2010) found that initial loneliness predicted greater depressive symptoms five years later. Finally, loneliness has also been implicated in perhaps the most extreme symptom of unhappiness (Camus, 1955), namely, suicidal risk (e.g., Chang et al, 2015;Chang, Sanna, Hirsch, & Jeglic, 2010). For example, in a study of young adults, Muyan and Chang (2015) found that loneliness was associated with greater frequency of suicidal ideation.…”

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“…Finally, loneliness has also been implicated in perhaps the most extreme symptom of unhappiness (Camus, 1955), namely, suicidal risk (e.g., Chang et al, 2015;Chang, Sanna, Hirsch, & Jeglic, 2010). For example, in a study of young adults, Muyan and Chang (2015) found that loneliness was associated with greater frequency of suicidal ideation. Yet, beyond studies identifying a positive association between loneliness and unhappy conditions, it would be useful to identify factors that might be associated with weakening the negative effects of loneliness on unhappy conditions.…”

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The positive role of hope on the relationship between loneliness and unhappy conditions in Hungarian young adults: How pathways thinking matters!

Chang

Martos

et al. 2018

The Journal of Positive Psychology

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In this study, we examined loneliness and hope components as predictors of unhappy conditions (viz., anxious symptoms, depressive symptoms, & suicidal ideation) in young adults. The sample was comprised of 489 Hungarian college students. Results of conducting hierarchical regression analyses indicated that loneliness and hope pathways (but not hope agency) were important unique predictors of anxious symptoms, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation. Moreover, in part, consistent with the notion that hope might buffer the negative effects of loneliness on unhappy conditions, evidence for a significant Loneliness × Hope Pathways interaction effect in predicting each of the three indices of unhappy conditions was found. In contrast, the Loneliness × Hope Agency interaction effect was not found to be significant. Some implications of the present findings for the study and treatment of unhappy conditions in adults are discussed.

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“…These groups were selected given the increased rates of suicide in Eastern Europe (Hungary) and Asia (China) over the past three decades (Milner et al 2012), and the rise in suicide rates over the past decade in Turkey (Muyan and Chang 2015;Toprak et al 2011). Establishing the reliability of the FSII in different cultural groups would help provide some preliminary evidence for the potential usefulness of the FSII outside US populations.…”

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Development of the Frequency of Suicidal Ideation Inventory: Evidence for the Validity and Reliability of a Brief Measure of Suicidal Ideation Frequency in a College Student Population

Chang

2016

Cogn Ther Res

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The present research focused on the development of a brief measure of suicidal ideation frequency, namely, the Frequency of Suicidal Ideation Inventory (FSII). Study 1 examined the latent structure of the FSII in a sample of 399 US college students. Results of exploratory factor analysis indicated a one-factor solution accounting for 86.96 % of the variance. Study 2 provided support for the internal reliability of the FSII across four different international samples (viz., US, Turkey, Hungary, and China). Within the US sample, the FSII was found to possess good 6-week test-retest reliability. Moreover, an examination of the associations between the FSII and important measures of suicide risk factors (e.g., suicidal behaviors) and suicide protective factors (e.g., flourishing) provided support for the construct validity of our new measure in an independent sample of 143 US college students. In addition, we found preliminary evidence supporting the FSII as a useful measure of the likelihood of making a future suicide attempt and evidence for the utility of the FSII over established measures of suicide risk in predicting depressive symptoms. Overall, the present findings provide promising evidence for the validity and reliability of the FSII as a brief measure of SI frequency in adults.

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Perfectionism as a Predictor of Suicidal Risk in Turkish College Students: Does Loneliness Contribute to Further Risk?

Cited by 36 publications

References 40 publications

Men and loneliness in the ‘west’: A critical interpretive synthesis

Men and loneliness in the ‘west’: A critical interpretive synthesis

The positive role of hope on the relationship between loneliness and unhappy conditions in Hungarian young adults: How pathways thinking matters!

Development of the Frequency of Suicidal Ideation Inventory: Evidence for the Validity and Reliability of a Brief Measure of Suicidal Ideation Frequency in a College Student Population

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