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Examination of the Potential Moderating Role of Psychological Wellbeing in the Relationship Between Depression and Thoughts of Self-Harm in Autistic Adolescents and Adults: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study.
Hedley, Darren; Uljarevic, Mirko; Bury, Simon M; Haschek, Alexandra; Richdale, Amanda L; Trollor, Julian N; Stokes, Mark A.
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  • Hedley D; Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. D.Hedley@latrobe.edu.au.
  • Uljarevic M; Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America.
  • Bury SM; Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
  • Haschek A; Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
  • Richdale AL; Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
  • Trollor JN; Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
  • Stokes MA; Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC),, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
J Autism Dev Disord ; 2024 Jul 30.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39078579
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

Autistic people have a significantly increased risk of death by suicide relative to the general population. In non-autistic samples, psychological wellbeing has been shown to moderate the relationship between depression and suicidal thoughts and behavior. Thoughts of self-harm may provide a useful indicator of suicidal risk. In this longitudinal study we examined (a) the potential role for psychological wellbeing to moderate the relationship between depressive symptoms and thoughts of self-harm and (b) the contribution of autistic traits to thoughts of self-harm.

METHODS:

Participants were 209 autistic adolescents and adults aged 15 to 80 years (Mage = 34.20, SD = 15.38 years).

RESULTS:

At both baseline and 2-year follow-up, 35% of participants reported recent thoughts of self-harm. Wellbeing was associated with autistic traits (r = - .350 to - 0.404) and depression (r = - .480 to - 0.759). Thoughts of self-harm were positively associated with autistic traits and depression (r = .242 to 0.659), and negatively associated with wellbeing (r = - .287 to - 0.609). Controlling for baseline thoughts of self-harm, depression (ß = 0.254, p = .001) and autistic traits (ß = 0.162, p = .007) significantly predicted thoughts of self-harm at 2-year follow-up.

CONCLUSION:

Despite a lack of support for the hypothesis that wellbeing would moderate the relationship between depression and thoughts of self-harm, correlational data demonstrated significant associations between wellbeing and both depression and thoughts of self-harm. Future research considering psychological wellbeing as a potential protective factor for self-harm in autistic people is warranted.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Autism Dev Disord Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Autism Dev Disord Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos