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The association between posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicidal ideations among Palestinians: The mediating role of spirituality, social support and mindfulness.

Authors :
Mahamid F
Bdier D
Jabr S
Hinnawi Z
Source :
Global mental health (Cambridge, England) [Glob Ment Health (Camb)] 2023 Aug 07; Vol. 10, pp. e48. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 07 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The current study aimed to test whether social support, spirituality and mindfulness mediated the association between posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicidal ideation among Palestinians. The study sample consisted of 520 Palestinian adults selected using online tools. The findings of the study revealed that posttraumatic stress symptoms positively correlated with suicidal ideations ( r  = .32, p  < .01), and negatively correlated with social support ( r  = -.34, p  < .01), spirituality ( r  = -.16, p  < .05) and mindfulness ( r  = -.72, p  < .01), whereas suicidal ideations negatively correlated with social support ( r  = -.46, p  < .01), spirituality( r  = -.27, p  < .01) and mindfulness ( r  = -.72, p  < .01). Results of the path analysis showed that social support, spirituality and mindfulness mediated the association between posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicidal ideations. Developing intervention programs to enhance social support, mindfulness and spirituality to mitigate the effect of ongoing traumatic experiences among Palestinians is crucial to reducing suicidal ideations. Further studies are also recommended to investigate the role of potentially protective factors that may reduce suicidal ideations and appropriate techniques to deal effectively with traumatic and stressful events.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interest exists.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2023.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2054-4251
Volume :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Global mental health (Cambridge, England)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37854392
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2023.41