Self-disclosure, depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior in adolescent psychiatric inpatients |
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Authors: | Horesh Netta Apter Alan |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, Bar-llan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel. horeshn@mail.biu.ac.il |
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Abstract: | The objectives of this paper were to examine the personality variable of self-disclosure, or the tendency to share feelings with others, and its relationship to depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior in adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Of the 87 adolescents who were assessed, 53 had made a suicide attempt and 34 had never shown any suicidal behavior during their lifetime. There was a significant relationship between suicidality and low levels of self-disclosure, which appears to be mediated by anxiety and depression. This sharing difficulty was most significantly marked between the adolescent and his/her family and seemed to be mediated by feelings of depression and anxiety. |
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