| Abstract [eng] |
The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with many stressors such as isolation, which can lead to adjustment difficulties, all of which can affect suicide rates. The aim of this study is to investigate the relations between stressors associated with the pandemic, adjustment difficulties and suicidal ideation in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instruments used in the study: The Pandemic Stressors Scale, The Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale, The Brief Adjustment Disorder New Module-8 scale. The analysis included 200 participants, aged 19 to 75 years (M = 37,42, SD = 13,49), of which 83% were women. Participants filled in an online survey at two time points with a six-month interval: June – August, 2020 (T1) and December 2020 – February 2021 (T2). A significant increase in the level of adaptation difficulties and in the number of people with suicidal thoughts was found. A cross-lagged panel model showed that adjustment difficulties and suicidal ideation correlated moderately at T1 and T2. Results indicate that suicidal ideation at T1 predicted change in adjustment difficulties at T2. Whereas adjustment difficulties at T1 did not significantly predict change in suicidal ideation at T2. Findings of longitudinal associations between suicidal ideation and adjustment difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic are discussed. |
