Abstract

Objective: Fear of negative evaluation (FNE) is a key trait of social anxiety and has been linked to isolation and low self-esteem. Impulsivity has been shown to amplify the risk of socially anxious individuals engaging in risky behaviors such as suicidal behaviors; yet little research has examined associations between FNE and suicidality or the relationship between FNE and impulsivity. Participants/Methods: This study tested whether FNE was associated with suicidal ideation in a sample of 1,816 college students from 10 universities. Analyses also examined whether impulsivity-like traits moderated the relationship between FNE and suicidal ideation. Results: Results showed that FNE was significantly associated with suicidal ideation and the positive association between FNE and suicidal ideation was strongest among individuals with higher negative urgency and lower perseverance. Conclusions: These findings highlight FNE as an important risk factor of suicidal ideation in college students and illuminates potential influence of impulsivity on this relationship.

摘要

目标：害怕负面评价 (FNE) 是社交焦虑的一个关键特征，与孤立和低自尊有关。冲动已被证明会增加社交焦虑个体从事危险行为（如自杀行为）的风险；然而，很少有研究考察 FNE 与自杀之间的关联或 FNE 与冲动之间的关系。参与者/方法：这项研究测试了 FNE 是否与来自 10 所大学的 1,816 名大学生样本的自杀意念有关。分析还检查了冲动性特征是否调节了 FNE 与自杀意念之间的关系。结果：结果表明，FNE 与自杀意念显着相关，并且 FNE 与自杀意念之间的正相关在消极紧迫感较高和毅力较低的个体中最强。结论：这些研究结果强调 FNE 是大学生自杀意念的一个重要风险因素，并阐明了冲动对这种关系的潜在影响。