TY - JOUR
T1 - Suicide risk among BDSM practitioners: The role of acquired capability for suicide
T2 - The Role of Acquired Capability for Suicide
AU - Brown, Sarah
AU - Roush, Jared
AU - Mitchell, Sean
AU - Williams, Kelly
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - Objective: Bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadomasochism (BDSM) practitioners are at increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors. We hypothesized the association between (a) lifetime frequency of BDSM-related sexual behaviors and (b) BDSM identification and suicide attempt status would be mediated by acquired capability components (i.e., fearlessness about death and pain tolerance). Gender differences were examined. Method: Participants were 576 BDSM practitioners (meanage = 28.71; 66.7% male) recruited from online BDSM-related groups, cross-sectionally. Results: Among males, the total indirect effect of acquired capability components in the relation between BDSM-related sexual behaviors and suicide attempt status was significant. The specific indirect effect of perceived pain tolerance in the relation between both BDSM-related sexual behaviors and BDSM identification and suicide attempt status was significant. There were no significant effects for females. Additionally, 12% reported a suicide attempt history. Conclusion: Among males, BDSM-related sexual behaviors and BDSM identification were associated with increased acquired capability components, which were positively associated with suicide attempt status.
AB - Objective: Bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadomasochism (BDSM) practitioners are at increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors. We hypothesized the association between (a) lifetime frequency of BDSM-related sexual behaviors and (b) BDSM identification and suicide attempt status would be mediated by acquired capability components (i.e., fearlessness about death and pain tolerance). Gender differences were examined. Method: Participants were 576 BDSM practitioners (meanage = 28.71; 66.7% male) recruited from online BDSM-related groups, cross-sectionally. Results: Among males, the total indirect effect of acquired capability components in the relation between BDSM-related sexual behaviors and suicide attempt status was significant. The specific indirect effect of perceived pain tolerance in the relation between both BDSM-related sexual behaviors and BDSM identification and suicide attempt status was significant. There were no significant effects for females. Additionally, 12% reported a suicide attempt history. Conclusion: Among males, BDSM-related sexual behaviors and BDSM identification were associated with increased acquired capability components, which were positively associated with suicide attempt status.
KW - BDSM
KW - acquired capability for suicide
KW - fearlessness about death
KW - interpersonal theory of suicide
KW - suicide
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U2 - 10.1002/jclp.22461
DO - 10.1002/jclp.22461
M3 - Article
C2 - 28295301
VL - 73
SP - 1642
EP - 1654
JO - Journal of Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Psychology
IS - 12
ER -