Independent contribution of emotion dysregulation to suicide attempts in adolescents beyond the role of depressive symptoms
Massimo Apicella, Maria Pontillo, Gino Maglio, Alessandra Minutolo, Giulia Serra, Giorgia Della Santa, Elisa Andracchio, Giulia D’Amario, Milena Labonia, Roberto Averna, Stefano Vicari · 2026
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Massimo Apicella and colleagues studied in 2026 whether poor control of emotions adds risk for suicide attempts in teenagers beyond depression itself. Their clinic sample held 182 adolescents, average age near sixteen, of whom 41 had recently attempted suicide. A new youth questionnaire measured two facets of poor control: raw reactions to others' judgments, and unstable moods.
Teenagers who had attempted suicide scored higher on both facets and had more depressive episodes. Stepwise models showed raw reactions to others predicted a recent attempt on their own, even after depression was counted, and part of that effect ran through depression. The full model explained about a third of the differences between groups. The authors argue suicide risk checks should cover emotion control, not mood alone.
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| CREATOR | Massimo Apicella, Maria Pontillo, Gino Maglio, Alessandra Minutolo, Giulia Serra, Giorgia Della Santa, Elisa Andracchio, Giulia D’Amario, Milena Labonia, Roberto Averna, Stefano Vicari |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56258 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |