Rumination, Suicidal Ideation, and the Mediating Effect of Self-Defeating Humor
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Tucker, Raymond P.
Wingate, LaRicka R.
Slish, Meredith L.
O’Keefe, Victoria M.
Cole, Ashley B.
Hollingsworth, David W.
Abstract / Description
Research has demonstrated that a self-defeating humor style is related to indicators of psychopathology and interpersonal dysfunction, including depression, anxiety, loneliness, thwarted belongingness, and perceived burdensomeness. The current study continued this investigation by examining how self-defeating humor is related to suicidal ideation and a ruminative response style. Analyses indicated that a self-defeating humor style was positively associated to rumination, brooding, reflection, and suicidal ideation. Results of bootstrapping analyses indicated that self-defeating humor mediated the relationship between rumination and suicidal ideation. This same effect was seen for both brooding and reflection individually. Results indicate that self-defeating humor may serve as an interpersonal means of ruminating as this humor style involves consistent focus on perceived flaws and weaknesses. The assessment of this humor style may provide additional information about the maintenance of suicidal thinking.
Keyword(s)
suicide suicidal ideation rumination self-defeating humor humor stylesPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2014-08-13
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
10
Issue
3
Page numbers
492–504
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Citation
Tucker, R. P., Wingate, L. R., Slish, M. L., O’Keefe, V. M., Cole, A. B., & Hollingsworth, D. W. (2014). Rumination, Suicidal Ideation, and the Mediating Effect of Self-Defeating Humor. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(3), 492–504. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i3.758
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Tucker, Raymond P.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Wingate, LaRicka R.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Slish, Meredith L.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)O’Keefe, Victoria M.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Cole, Ashley B.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Hollingsworth, David W.
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Date of first publication2014-08-13
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Abstract / DescriptionResearch has demonstrated that a self-defeating humor style is related to indicators of psychopathology and interpersonal dysfunction, including depression, anxiety, loneliness, thwarted belongingness, and perceived burdensomeness. The current study continued this investigation by examining how self-defeating humor is related to suicidal ideation and a ruminative response style. Analyses indicated that a self-defeating humor style was positively associated to rumination, brooding, reflection, and suicidal ideation. Results of bootstrapping analyses indicated that self-defeating humor mediated the relationship between rumination and suicidal ideation. This same effect was seen for both brooding and reflection individually. Results indicate that self-defeating humor may serve as an interpersonal means of ruminating as this humor style involves consistent focus on perceived flaws and weaknesses. The assessment of this humor style may provide additional information about the maintenance of suicidal thinking.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationTucker, R. P., Wingate, L. R., Slish, M. L., O’Keefe, V. M., Cole, A. B., & Hollingsworth, D. W. (2014). Rumination, Suicidal Ideation, and the Mediating Effect of Self-Defeating Humor. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(3), 492–504. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i3.758
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/907
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1099
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i3.758
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Keyword(s)suicideen_US
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Keyword(s)suicidal ideationen_US
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Keyword(s)ruminationen_US
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Keyword(s)self-defeating humoren_US
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Keyword(s)humor stylesen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleRumination, Suicidal Ideation, and the Mediating Effect of Self-Defeating Humoren_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue3
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers492–504
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Volume10
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