Self-disclosure, depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior in adolescent psychiatric inpatients

Crisis. 2006;27(2):66-71. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910.27.2.66.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anxiety / psychology*
  • Depression / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Israel
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / psychology*
  • Regression Analysis
  • Self Disclosure*
  • Suicide / psychology*