Abstract

This study aims to broaden our understanding of the relationship between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation among prisoners by testing the role of two potential mediators: the sense of security and antisocial personality traits. A total of 1259 male incarcerated offenders voluntarily participated in the survey, which was conducted in two exclusively male prisons. Out of these participants, 1147 valid questionnaires were obtained, resulting in an effective response rate of 91.1%. The participants had an average age of 38.20 years (SD = 9.36). To measure the variables, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Security Questionnaire (SQ), Antisocial Personality Disorder Subscale of PDQ-4+ (ASPD), and Self-rating Idea of Suicide Scale (SIOSS) were utilized. The results showed a serially mediating mechanism from childhood trauma to suicidal ideation, through the sense of security and antisocial personality. Moreover, multiple direct and indirect paths were observed from the five typologies of childhood trauma to suicidal ideation, through two factors of sense of security. On the one hand, interpersonal security and antisociality were found to serve as complete mediators in the paths from physical abuse and sexual abuse to suicidal ideation, while they acted as partial mediators in other paths. On the other hand, the sense of control and antisociality were identified as complete mediators in the path from emotional neglect to suicidal ideation among prisoners, while they played partial mediation roles in other paths. The present research is the first to identify the effect of the sense of security and antisociality on the relationship between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation. Our findings suggest that suicidal ideation interventions for prisoners should include modules aimed at treating childhood trauma and enhancing the sense of security.

中文翻译：

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男囚犯童年创伤与自杀意念：安全感与反社会人格的中介作用

摘要

本研究旨在通过测试两个潜在中介因素：安全感和反社会人格特征的作用，扩大我们对囚犯童年创伤与自杀意念之间关系的理解。此次调查在两所男性监狱中进行，共有 1259 名男性在押罪犯自愿参与。共回收有效问卷1147份，有效问卷率为91.1%。参与者的平均年龄为 38.20 岁（SD = 9.36）。为了测量变量，使用了儿童创伤问卷（CTQ）、安全问卷（SQ）、PDQ-4+反社会人格障碍分量表（ASPD）和自杀想法自评量表（SIOSS）。结果显示，通过安全感和反社会人格，存在从童年创伤到自杀意念的串行中介机制。此外，通过安全感两个因素，观察到从五种类型的童年创伤到自杀意念的多种直接和间接路径。一方面，人际安全感和反社会性被发现在从身体虐待和性虐待到自杀意念的路径中充当完全中介，而在其他路径中则充当部分中介。另一方面，控制感和反社会性在囚犯从情感忽视到自杀意念的路径中被认为是完全中介，而在其他路径中则发挥部分中介作用。本研究首次确定了安全感和反社会性对童年创伤和自杀意念之间关系的影响。我们的研究结果表明，针对囚犯的自杀意念干预措施应包括旨在治疗童年创伤和增强安全感的模块。