The relation of cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression to suicidal ideation and suicidal desire.

The differential relations between the emotion regulation strategies Òcognitive reappraisalÓ and Òexpressive suppressionÓ and suicidality in a mixed inpatient sample (N = 232, 69.4% female) of a German psychotherapeutic hospital were examined. Patients filled in the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and items on suicidal ideation and desire. A structural equation model fitted the data (RMSEA = .044; CFI = .96) and revealed that Òexpressive suppressionÓ significantly predicted increased suicidal ideation. Moderation analysis showed that results were independent from a current depressive episode. Potential implications for psychotherapeutic treatment of suicidality are discussed.

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