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Zaira Torres, Sara Martínez-Gregorio, Irene Fernández, José M. Tomás and Amparo Oliver
University of Valencia (Spain)
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 (χ2 = 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.
Antecedentes: El suicidio representa un problema de salud pública para la población mayor. Dentro del continuo del comportamiento suicida, la ideación suicida puede conducir a un intento de suicidio/muerte. Las limitaciones de movilidad, falta de participación y soledad son factores de riesgo de la ideación suicida. Sin embargo, son necesarios estudios longitudinales. Método: 50423 personas mayores de tres olas del proyecto SHARE formaron la muestra (60 años en la primera ola; M ± SD = 71.49 ± 8.15; 55% mujeres). Resultados: Se probaron Modelos de Panel Cruzados Diferidos anidados de ideación suicida, problemas de movilidad, participación social y soledad. El modelo con un mejor ajuste fue el de efectos autorregresivos y cruzados iguales en todas las olas (χ2 = 1220.56, CFI = .982, RMSEA = .028, SRMR = .024). Los efectos autorregresivos mostraron una alta estabilidad a través de olas. Los efectos cruzados entre la ideación suicida y las limitaciones de movilidad fueron fuertes, mientras que los efectos cruzados entre la ideación suicida y la participación social fueron comparativamente más pequeños. Para soledad, no fueron estadísticamente significativos. Conclusiones: Estos hallazgos resaltan la importancia de promover programas de movilidad y actividadessociales para prevenir la ideación suicida entre los adultos mayores.
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https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2023.261