Suicidal ideation, social participation, loneliness, and mobility limitations: Longitudinal evidence in older European adults
Abstract: Background: Suicide behavior represents a major public health problem for the older population. Within the continuum of suicidal behavior, suicidal ideation may lead to a suicide attempts/death. Risk factors for developing suicidal ideation include mobility limitations, lack of social participation and loneliness. However, there is a need for longitudinal studies to examine these relationships over time. Method: 50423 older people from three waves of the SHARE project formed the sample (60 years in the first wave; M ± SD = 71.49 ± 8.15; 55% female). Results: A series of nested Cross-Lagged Panel Models (CLPM) of suicidal ideation, mobility limitations, social participation and loneliness were tested. The best fitting model was that with equal autoregressive and cross-lagged effects across waves ((2 = 1220.56, CFI = .982, RMSEA = .028, SRMR = .024). The autoregressive effects showed high stability across waves. The cross-lagged effects between suicidal ideation and mobility limitations were strong, while the cross-lagged effects between suicidal ideation and social participation were comparatively smaller. In the case of loneliness, statistical significance was not achieved. Conclusions: These findings highlight the importance of promoting mobility programs and social activities to prevent suicidal ideation among older adults.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado de Asturias
2024
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| Online Access: | https://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1886-144X2024000400004 |
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