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Towards an Explanatory Model of Suicidal Ideation: The Effects of Cognitive Emotional Regulation Strategies, Affectivity and Hopelessness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2019

Pablo Ezequiel Flores-Kanter Open the ORCID record for Pablo Ezequiel Flores-Kanter [Opens in a new window] ,
Zoilo Emilio García-Batista ,
Luciana Sofía Moretti  and
Leonardo Adrián Medrano
Pablo Ezequiel Flores-Kanter*
Affiliation:
Universidad Siglo 21 (Argentina)
Zoilo Emilio García-Batista
Affiliation:
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Dominican Republic)
Luciana Sofía Moretti
Affiliation:
Universidad Siglo 21 (Argentina)
Leonardo Adrián Medrano
Affiliation:
Universidad Siglo 21 (Argentina)
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*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Pablo Ezequiel Flores-Kanter. Secretaría de Investigación de la Universidad Siglo 21 5000 Córdoba (Argentina). E-mail: ezequielfk@gmail.com
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Abstract

Suicide constitutes a public health problem that has a significant economic, social and psychological impact on a global scale. Recently, the American Psychological Association has indicated that suicide prevention should be a public health priority. Suicidal ideation appears as a key variable in suicide prevention. The objective of this research was to verify the adjustment of an explanatory model for suicidal ideation, which considers the effects of cognitive emotion regulation strategies, affectivity and hopelessness. An open mode on-line sample of 2,166 Argentine participants was used and a path analysis was carried out. The results make it possible to conclude that the model presents an optimal fit (χ2 = .10, p = .75, CFI = .99, RMSEA = .01) and predicts 42% of suicidal thoughts. The model proves to be invariant based on age and gender. In conclusion, there is an importance of reducing the use of automatic strategies, such as repetitive negative thoughts of ruminative type, and increasing the use of more controlled strategies, such as reinterpretation or planning.

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affectcognitive emotion regulationhopelessnesspath analysissuicidal ideation
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 22 , 2019 , E43
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2019 

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Flores-Kanter, P. E., García-Batista, Z. E., Moretti, L. S., & Medrano, L. A. (2019). Towards an explanatory model of suicidal ideation: The effects of cognitive emotional regulation strategies, affectivity and hopelessness. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 22. e43. Doi:10.1017/sjp.2019.45

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