Do Feelings of Defeat and Entrapment Change over Time? An Investigation of the Integrated Motivational—Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour Using Ecological Momentary Assessments

Jana-Sophie Stenzel, Inken Höller, Dajana Rath, Nina Hallensleben, Lena Spangenberg, Heide Glaesmer and Thomas Forkmann
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Jana-Sophie Stenzel: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
Inken Höller: Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany
Dajana Rath: Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany
Nina Hallensleben: Department of Medical Psychology, University of Leipzig, 4109 Leipzig, Germany
Lena Spangenberg: Department of Medical Psychology, University of Leipzig, 4109 Leipzig, Germany
Heide Glaesmer: Department of Medical Psychology, University of Leipzig, 4109 Leipzig, Germany
Thomas Forkmann: Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-16

Abstract: (1) Background. Defeat and entrapment have been highlighted as major risk factors of suicidal ideation and behavior. Nevertheless, little is known about their short-term variability and their longitudinal association in real-time. Therefore, this study aims to investigate whether defeat and entrapment change over time and whether defeat predicts entrapment as stated by the integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behavior. (2) Methods. Healthy participants ( n = 61) underwent a 7-day smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) on suicidal ideation/behavior and relevant risk factors, including defeat and entrapment and a comprehensive baseline (T0) and post (T2) assessment. (3) Results. Mean squared successive differences (MSSD) and intraclass correlations (ICC) support the temporal instability as well as within-person variability of defeat and entrapment. Multilevel analyses revealed that during EMA, defeat was positively associated with entrapment at the same measurement. However, defeat could not predict entrapment to the next measurement (approximately two hours later). (4) Conclusion. This study provides evidence on the short-term variability of defeat and entrapment highlighting that repeated measurement of defeat and entrapment—preferably in real time—is necessary in order to adequately capture the actual empirical relations of these variables and not to overlook significant within-person variability. Further research—especially within clinical samples—seems warranted.

Keywords: defeat; entrapment; suicide; suicidal ideation; ecological momentary assessment; integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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