Prediction of suicidal ideation based on psychological disturbance and family functioning in women with love failure experience
Subject Areas : social psychology
Mahnaz Sarband
1
(M.A. student, Department of Clinical Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran)
Behzad Aligohari
2
(Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran)
Keywords: Emotional Failure, Family Functioning, Mental Disturbance, Suicidal Ideation,
Abstract :
Family conflict and its low functioning are directly related to suicidality, and conflict and unresolved family problems are reported to be the most common stressful events that existed before suicide attempts and successful suicides. The present study was conducted with the aim of predicting suicidal ideation based on psychological disturbance and family functioning in women who experienced love failure. The research was descriptive-cross-sectional and correlational. The statistical population of the current study included all women who experienced emotional failure (love failure) living in Tehran in 1402, who referred to specialized centers providing mental health services in the city to receive counseling and psychotherapy services. Among them, 200 people were selected by available sampling method. Data collection tools included Beck's Scale for Suicide Ideation (1979), Levibond and Levibond's Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (1995) and Epishtayn, Baldwin & Bishop's Family Assessment Device (1983). Data analysis was done by correlation coefficient test and multiple regression with SPSS-26. The findings showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between psychological disturbance (r=0.359 and P<0.012) and its components with suicidal ideation. This relationship between unhealthy family functioning (r=0.549 and P<0.016) and its components with suicidal ideation was also positive and significant. Also, the regression analysis showed that the predictor variables were able to explain 31% of the variance of the suicidal ideation score (P<0.05). Therefore, it is possible to reduce the consequences of suicidal thoughts in low-income people by providing timely and appropriate interventions and trainings in order to strengthen emotional-cognitive skills and healthy family functioning in people with unfortunate experiences.