Adverse childhood experiences and suicidal behaviour in adulthood V1

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  How do interpersonal psychological mechanisms influence the relationship between severe adverse childhood experiences and adult suicidal behaviour?

• IRAS ID

  291679

• Contact name

  Anthony Colombo

• Contact email

  a.colombo@coventry.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Coventry University

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  P112958, Coventry University Ethics

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 7 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  Severe adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) – due to a combination of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, and neglect can cause interpersonal psychological (IP) difficulties such as thwarted belonginess (social isolation and loneliness), perceived burdensomeness (low self-esteem and self-hatred), hopelessness and a tendency for violence. These mechanisms in turn can increase the risk of suicidal behaviour (Van Orden et al., 2010). Despite this being statistically evidenced in previous research, there is limited in-depth qualitative exploration of how these mechanisms might influence the relationship between severe ACEs and adult suicidal behaviour.
  15 participants will be recruited from the IPU 3-8 (non-psychosis) service in Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust. Participants will be included if they score 6+ on the ACE questionnaire (Felitti et al., 1998) and have a self-reported history of suicidal behaviour following completion of the Suicidal Behaviours Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R; Osman et al., 2001). Participant’s case notes will be used to create a profile of their childhood trauma and suicidal behaviour. A semi-structured interview will be conducted to gather information on their IP experiences.

• REC name

  West Midlands - Solihull Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  21/WM/0069

• Date of REC Opinion

  16 Mar 2021

• REC opinion

  Unfavourable Opinion