Self-concealment and perfectionistic self-presentation in concealment of psychache and suicide ideation

D’Agata, Madeleine T.; Holden, Ronald R.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.12.034

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“…Scale score validity has been indicated by correlations with measures of suicide ideation ( r = 0.65) and suicide attempts ( r = 0.45; Holden et al, ). For the Portuguese version, a coefficient α of 0.95 has been reported previously (Campos, Holden, & Gomes, ) and, in a recent study with an American sample (D'Agata & Holden, ), coefficient α was 0.97. In the current study, scale score coefficient α values of 0.94 and 0.98 were found for samples one and two, respectively.…”

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Avoidance of psychological pain and suicidal ideation in community samples: Replication across two countries and two languages

2019

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Objectives A multidimensional psychological pain model of suicide has been developed that includes three dimensions: affective, cognitive, and avoidance. In the present research, we evaluated the relationships between the three dimensions of psychological pain and suicidal ideation. Method Two community samples from Portugal and the U.S. participated in the research. Results Hierarchical multiple regression analysis demonstrated that when controlling for the effects of depressive symptoms and psychache, the avoidance dimension, but not the cognitive or affective dimension of psychological pain, explained significant, and unique variance in suicidal ideation in each sample. Conclusion Even when individuals perceive psychological pain, there may not be an elevated risk of suicide, provided that they do not consider suicide as a form of coping to decrease that pain.

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2019

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“…The purpose of this research, thus, is to present the findings of this corroborative PA study with what is known from the suicide notes and other studies (D'Agata & Holden, 2018;Friedlander et al, 2012;Rudestam, 1977;Leenaars, 2004Leenaars, , 2017, a step in examining the mask of suicide (Cronbach & Meehl, 1955: Millon, 2010. We will also look at the age and sex of the deceased.…”

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“…Suicide was associated to thwarted or unfulfilled needs; needs that are most often frustrated interpersonally. It is most likely that the unbearable pain (psychache) and frustration of needs allowed the person to choose (consciously and/or unconsciously) deception (D'Agata & Holden, 2018), and in the end, even seek to escape from life and accept death. It is clear that much greater study of the interpersonal aspects of deception and suicide is needed.…”

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The Mask of Suicide

Leenaars¹,

Dieserud²,

Wenckstern³

2020

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Although it has been stated that the majority of suicidal people give definite warnings of their suicidal intention, a percentage of suicidal people may dissemble (or mask), possibly 20%. The aim of this psychological autopsy (PA) study was to explore the mask of suicide, examining age and sex of the decedent, and survivors' relationship to the deceased. A PA study in Norway, with 120 survivors/informants, was undertaken. Overall, 80% of informants reported manifest and/or latent content of deception (dissembling); well above the 20% suggested. Three main themes emerged from the interviews of the 95 survivors that were related to the mask. In the opinion of the bereaved, reasons for the mask were due to: 1) Inability to adjust/ impairment; 2) Relational problems; and 3) Weakened resilience. Differences in masking or (self) deception were found in the age of the decedent, but not in sex, nor in the survivors' closeness of the relationship. Older deceased people were perceived to exhibit more dissembling, associated to the suicide. Limitations are noted in this beginning study into the mask of suicide, and it is concluded that much greater research is needed to unmask the dangerous dissembling, maybe in some, self-deception.

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“…In contrast, all aspects of perfectionist self‐presentation are highly maladaptive showing consistent positive relationships with indicators of psychological maladjustment as well as negative relationships with indicators of psychological adjustment (D'Agata & Holden, 2018; Hewitt et al, 2003, 2008; Roxborough et al, 2012; Stoeber, Madigan, Damian, Esposito, & Lombardo, 2017). Moreover, and importantly, perfectionistic self‐presentation has shown to explain variance in these indicators over and above the variance explained by dispositional perfectionism, indicating that the interpersonal expression of perfectionism plays a central role in individual differences regarding psychological adjustment and maladjustment related to perfectionism (Hewitt et al, 2003, 2008; Stoeber et al, 2017).…”

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Perfectionism, self‐stigma, and coping in students with dyslexia: The central role of perfectionistic self‐presentation

Stoeber

Rountree

2020

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Dyslexia is a prevalent condition, and a significant percentage of students in higher education are dyslexic. Despite this, few studies have investigated dyslexia in university students and what personality dispositions may predict how students feel about help‐seeking for dyslexia and how they cope with dyslexia. Against this background, the present study investigated perfectionism, self‐stigma, and coping in 115 university students with dyslexia, examining the relationships between dispositional perfectionism (self‐oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism) and perfectionistic self‐presentation with self‐stigma of seeking help and adaptive versus maladaptive coping with dyslexia. Results from regression and mediation analyses showed that perfectionistic self‐presentation predicted higher levels of self‐stigma and maladaptive coping, and lower levels of adaptive coping. Furthermore, both forms of dispositional perfectionism predicted higher levels of self‐stigma and maladaptive coping, and lower levels of adaptive coping, via perfectionistic self‐presentation (dispositional perfectionism→perfectionistic self‐presentation → self‐stigma and coping). The findings suggest that perfectionistic self‐presentation plays a central role in the relationships of perfectionism, self‐stigma, and coping in students with dyslexia, and that impression management, aimed at presenting a perfect self‐image (and hiding imperfections), represents a significant risk for students seeking help for, and successful coping with, dyslexia.

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Self-concealment and perfectionistic self-presentation in concealment of psychache and suicide ideation

Cited by 18 publications

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Avoidance of psychological pain and suicidal ideation in community samples: Replication across two countries and two languages

Avoidance of psychological pain and suicidal ideation in community samples: Replication across two countries and two languages

The Mask of Suicide

Perfectionism, self‐stigma, and coping in students with dyslexia: The central role of perfectionistic self‐presentation

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