People who feel secure in their relationships are less likely to have suicidal ideation and problem gambling

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Author(s): Illiceto, Paolo ; Candilera, Gabriella ; Fino, Emanuele ; Schiavella, Mauro

Journal: Personality and Individual Differences

Year Published: 2020

Date Added: July 23, 2020

Both suicidal ideation and problem gambling are major global health issues. Suicidal ideation and problem gambling may be linked to one another through interpersonal security. Interpersonal security is how secure someone feels in their relationships with others. People who feel more secure in their relationships are less likely to have suicidal thoughts or behaviours. This study tested for the links between interpersonal security, suicidal ideation, and problem gambling. The researchers surveyed 343 adults from two regions in Italy. Participants with higher interpersonal security were less likely to have suicidal ideation. They were also less likely to experience problem gambling. Thus, high interpersonal security might protect people from both suicidal ideation and problem gambling. However, problem gambling itself was not directly linked to suicidal ideation.

Citation: Iliceto, P., Fino, E., Schiavella, M., & Candilera, G. (2020). Individual differences in interpersonal security predict suicidal ideation and problem gambling. Personality and Individual Differences, 162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110031

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110031

Keywords: attachment ; Emotional Intelligence (EI) ; gambling ; interpersonal factors ; suicide

Topics: Comorbidities ; Suicide

Conceptual Framework Factors: Psychological - Personality and Temperament ; Psychological - Comorbid Disorders ; Psychological Factors ; Psychological - Coping Styles ; Psychological - Subjective Well-Being

Response Rate: 82.2% of people who were approached agreed to participate (343/417). Note that 19 declined to participate, 44 were excluded because they did not gamble more than once in the past six months, and 11 more participants did not complete the questionnaires. This resulted in a final sample size of N=343.

Study Design: Descriptive: Survey

Geographic Coverage: Italy, Lazio ; Italy, Lombardy

Study Population: Italian-speaking adults who were at least 18 years old and had gambled more than once in the past six months (N=343)

Sampling Procedure: The researchers approached people individually in public places such as universities, parks, shops, senior centres, markets, banks, and post offices, and invited them to participate in the study.

Study Funding:

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.