Suicidal Risk Following the Termination of Romantic Relationships

Love, Heather A.; Nalbone, David P.; Hecker, Lorna L.; Sweeney, Kathryn A.; Dharnidharka, Prerana

doi:10.1027/0227-5910/a000484

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“…Although these suicidal outcomes are multi‐determined and reflect a convergence of numerous individual, interpersonal, and social/environmental influences, one risk factor that has received substantial empirical consideration over the past four decades is exposure to stressful life events (Liu & Miller, 2014). Since the 1970s, a number of studies have empirically examined the relationships among various types of stressful life events and suicidal behaviors (e.g., Brent et al, 1993; Liu & Tein, 2005; Paykel, Prusoff, & Myers, 1975; Sandin, Chorot, Santed, Valiente, & Joiner, 1998); many have analyzed the effect of a particular stressful occurrence, such as the death of someone close (Burrell, Mehlum, & Qin, 2017), physical or sexual violence (Burk, Edmondson, Whitehead, & Smith, 2014; Stewart et al, 2015), or the termination of a romantic relationship (Love, Nalbone, Hecker, Sweeney, & Dharnidharka, 2018). Others have combined lists of events into a single index and investigated whether there was a significant dose‐response relationship between exposure to stressful life events and suicidal behaviors (McFeeters, Boydan, & Siobhan, 2015; Wang et al, 2012; Zhang, Jia, Zhang, Wang, & Liu, 2015).…”

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Stressful life events and adolescent suicidality: An investigation of the mediating mechanisms

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2020

Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction: While a number of studies have found an association between stressful life events and adolescent suicidality, underlying mechanisms linking the two continue to be inadequately understood. Drawing upon the stress process, general strain, and support deterioration theories, this study examined the relationship between stressful life events and suicidality in U.S. adolescents, focusing on the mediating roles of depression, substance use, and perceived social support. Methods:The data came from the first two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 12,801; M age = 15 at Wave I; 50.2% female). Mediation analyses were performed using the Karlson-Holm-Breen (KHB) method developed for nonlinear probability models.Results: Depression, substance use, and perceived social support accounted for a substantial part of the effect of stressful life events on suicidal ideation (57%) and attempts (43%). All mediating effects were statistically significant. Depression was a relatively stronger mediator for both suicidal outcomes. Significant relationships among stressful life events and suicidal outcomes persisted even after adjusting for the proposed mediators. Conclusion:Stressful life events increase suicidality in adolescents, partly by increasing psychological distress and eroding perceived social support. Findings underscore the necessity of continued emphasis on stress management and support programs in reducing suicidality among vulnerable adolescents exposed to these types of occurrences.

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Stressful life events and adolescent suicidality: An investigation of the mediating mechanisms

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2020

Journal of Adolescence

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“…Moreover, serious relationship dissatisfaction has been shown to predict a significant risk for major depressive disorders (15). Impulsive acts such as suicide or homicide may be associated with the ending of romantic imagery (16). Despite these grave consequences, most victims never seek clinical help or meet the diagnostic criteria of major psychiatric disorders [some of them may be diagnosed with relationship problems according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (15)].…”

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Romance Scams: Romantic Imagery and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Chuang

2021

Front. Psychiatry

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Love has an enormous effect on mental health. One does not need an actual romantic relationship to be in love. Indeed, romantic love can be built upon without frequent or real-life encounters, such as with a stranger from a matching website. With the advancement of the Internet and the influence of coronavirus disease, it is believed that these distant romantic relationships and related romance scams are burgeoning. Often, the victims of scams keep emotionally attached to the scammer even after the lie is revealed, which is hypothesized to be attributed to the aberrantly exaggerated romantic imagery of the victims. It is observed that many victims suffer from symptoms similar to a post-traumatic stress disorder, and some even consider suicide. However, there is scant literature on this topic. In this article, it is further postulated that the aberrant romantic imagery might be associated with impulsive acts such as suicide once the ideal but fake romantic relationship is dissolved. Thereafter, it is further speculated that manipulation of the visual network, possibly by transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), might be a promising treatment.

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“…Romantic relationship dissolution has been referred to as "heartbreak" or "post-relationship grief " (15). Indeed, some even commit suicide following the termination of romantic relationships (16). Romantic relationship dissolution might be accompanied by anxiety, fear, anger, panic, worry, sadness, emotional numbness, loss of purpose, poor concentration, poor memory, poor function, and various somatic symptoms such as loss of appetite and even impaired immunity (15).…”

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Romantic Relationship Dissolution, Microbiota, and Fibers

Chuang

2021

Front. Nutr.

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Microbiota inhabit nearly every part of our body with the gut microbiota representing the greatest density and absolute abundance. The gut-microbiota-brain axis facilitates bidirectional communication between gut microbiota and the brain. For instance, romantic relationship not only brings joy, it is also associated with increased gut microbiota diversity and health benefits whereas reduced microbiota diversity is related to obesity, cardiac disease, type 2 diabetes, and inflammatory disorders. Research has shown that dietary fibers may increase microbiota diversity and exert antidepressant effect. Among a plethora of life stressors, romantic relationship dissolution is a relatively common and painful experience that people encounter from time to time. Depressed mood, social isolation and poor intake are all associated with romantic relationship dissolution. In this article, it is hypothesized that romantic relationship dissolution is accompanied by decreased gut microbiota diversity which could be corrected with the ingestion of dietary fibers with an additional antidepressant benefit.

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Suicidal Risk Following the Termination of Romantic Relationships

Abstract: This study indicates that high commitment to a romantic relationship may serve as a risk factor of depression and therefore of suicide when the relationship is terminated.

Cited by 21 publications

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Stressful life events and adolescent suicidality: An investigation of the mediating mechanisms

Stressful life events and adolescent suicidality: An investigation of the mediating mechanisms

Romance Scams: Romantic Imagery and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Romantic Relationship Dissolution, Microbiota, and Fibers

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