Korean J Psychosom Med.  2017 Dec;25(2):193-199. 10.22722/kjpm.2017.25.2.193.

The Relationship between Insomnia and Suicidal Idea Through Resilience

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea. baugita@gmail.com
  • 2Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVES
Insomnia may be one of the risk factor for suicidal ideation, but little is known about the mechanism by which sleep disturbances confer risk for suicide. The aim of this study was to investigate examine whether insomnia severity would be associated with resilience and suicidal ideation, and whether resilience would mediate the relationship between insomnia and suicidal ideation.
METHODS
A total of 432 community-dwelling adults(227 male, 205 female,) completed the self-report questionnaire that covered basic socio-demographic data. To assess the psychological variables, the following instruments were applied: Insomnia Severity Index(ISI), Korean Version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale(K-CD-RISC), Beck Hopelessness Scale(BHOP) and Scale for Suicidal Ideation(SSI-Beck). People with an ISI score of 8 or higher were defined as insomnia.
RESULTS
Greater insomnia symptom severity was significantly associated with higher level of suicidal ideation and lower level of resilience, adjusting for hopelessness, age, sex, presence of family members living together, and household income. Additional analysis revealed that disturbance of sleep initiation and disturbance of sleep maintenance were significantly associated with suicidal ideation. Mediation analyses revealed that resilience significantly accounted for the relationship between insomnia symptom severity and suicidal ideation.
CONCLUSIONS
These findings suggest that the evaluation and control of insomnia and resilience may be needed to reduce the risk of suicide.

Keyword

Insomnia; Resilience; Suicidal ideation; Hopelessness

MeSH Terms

Family Characteristics
Humans
Male
Negotiating
Risk Factors
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders*
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide
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