Longitudinal causal dynamics between perceived burdensomeness and suicidal ideation: Population-based cohort study
No Preview Available
Citations
Scopus:
Altmetric:
Altmetric::
Associated Records
Authors
File Licence
Editors
Date
2025-09-01
Source Title
Journal of Psychiatric Research
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Melbourne Authors
Affiliation
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Document Type
Journal Article
Subject Code
Citation
Shou, Y., Gendi, M., Borschmann, R., Ma, J., Larsen, M., Han, J., Calear, A. L., Farrer, L. M. & Batterham, P. J. (2025). Longitudinal causal dynamics between perceived burdensomeness and suicidal ideation: Population-based cohort study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 189, pp.388-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.06.022.
Access Status
Access this item via the Open Access location
Access URL
Open Access URL
Open Access at PMC
Linked Resource URL
NHMRC Grant Code
ARC Grant Code
Description
Abstract
Better understanding of the determinants of suicidal distress may be critical to improving clinical approaches to suicide prevention. According to the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide, perceived burdensomeness (PB) is one of the proximal, causal risk factors for the development of suicidal distress. Considerable cross-sectional data has supported this association, but limited longitudinal data has investigated whether short-term change in PB influences subsequent suicidal ideation (SI). This longitudinal study involved daily assessments of both PB and SI over a 7-day period in 791 Australian adults who reported recent or current SI. Eight different panel models, with and without covariates were fit to examine cross-lagged effects between PB and SI. In the final model, there was weak evidence for a lagged effect from PB on SI the next day (β = 0.175), although the contemporaneous effect of PB on SI was larger and more consistent (β = 0.948). There was little evidence for lagged effects of SI on PB (β = 0.008). Effects varied across age groups and living situations. Inconsistent with the theory, findings suggest limited value of PB in predicting later SI, after accounting for cross-sectional relationships. Greater consideration of other psychosocial and contextual risk factors may be important for theories of suicide risk and for supporting people who are at risk of suicidal behaviour.