Abstract

Psychologists may have a uniquely high risk for suicide. We examined whether, among 172 psychologists, factors predicting suicide risk among the general population (e.g., gender and mental illness), occupational factors (e.g., burnout and secondary traumatic stress), and past trauma predicted suicidality. We also tested whether resilience and meaning in life were negatively related to suicidality and whether resilience buffered relationships between risk factors and suicidality. Family history of mental illness, number of traumas, and lifetime depression/anxiety predicted higher suicidality, whereas resilience predicted lower suicidality. At higher levels of resilience, the relationship between family history of suicide and suicidality was stronger.

摘要

心理学家可能有独特的高自杀风险。我们在 172 名心理学家中检查了预测一般人群自杀风险的因素（例如，性别和精神疾病）、职业因素（例如，倦怠和继发性创伤应激）和过去的创伤是否预测自杀。我们还测试了生活中的韧性和意义是否与自杀呈负相关，以及韧性是否缓冲了风险因素与自杀之间的关系。精神疾病家族史、创伤次数和终生抑郁/焦虑预示着较高的自杀率，而韧性预示着较低的自杀率。在更高的复原力水平上，自杀家族史与自杀倾向之间的关系更强。