Why the belief in one's equal rights matters: Self-respect, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation in Western and non-Western countries.

IF 1.7 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2023-10-21 eCollection Date: 2023-07-01 DOI:10.1177/20551029231206780

Daniela Renger, Aischa Reinken, Sabrina Krys, Maria Gardani, Sarah E Martiny

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The present research investigated the relationship between self-respect (i.e., a person's belief of possessing the same rights as others) and depressive symptoms. Based on earlier longitudinal findings that self-respect fosters assertiveness and that assertiveness negatively predicts depressive symptoms, we tested these relationships in Western and non-Western countries. Additionally, we explored associations with suicidal ideation. Across seven countries (N = 2408) we found that self-respect and depressive symptoms were negatively correlated. In addition, we found evidence for an indirect path via assertiveness as well as negative correlations with suicidal ideation in countries with available measures. Finally, within-manuscript meta-analyses confirmed the main path between self-respect and depressive symptoms across all seven countries. This research presents the first evidence for the negative association between self-respect (feeling equal to others) and depressive symptoms and highlights new directions for linking self and self-regard to mental health.

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为什么对平等权利的信仰很重要：西方和非西方国家的自尊、抑郁症状和自杀意念。

本研究调查了自尊（即一个人相信拥有与他人相同的权利）与抑郁症状之间的关系。基于早期的纵向研究结果，自尊促进自信，自信对抑郁症状有负面预测，我们在西方和非西方国家测试了这些关系。此外，我们还探讨了与自杀意念的关系。在7个国家（N=2408），我们发现自尊和抑郁症状呈负相关。此外，我们发现有证据表明，在有可用措施的国家，通过自信的间接途径以及与自杀意念的负相关。最后，在手稿中的荟萃分析证实了自尊和抑郁症状之间的主要路径在所有七个国家。这项研究首次证明了自尊（与他人平等的感觉）与抑郁症状之间的负面联系，并强调了将自我和自尊与心理健康联系起来的新方向。

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Health Psychology Open Psychology-Clinical Psychology

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期刊介绍： Health Psychology Open (HPO) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, online-only journal providing rapid publication. HPO is dedicated to publishing cutting-edge research in health psychology from around the world. HPO seeks to provide a platform for both traditional empirical analyses and more qualitative and/or critically oriented approaches to health psychology. All areas of health psychology are covered, but these topics are of particular interest: Clinical health psychology Critical health psychology Community health psychology Health psychology practice Health psychology through a social, cultural or regional lens The journal particularly favours papers that focus on health psychology in practice, including submissions concerning community and/or clinical applications and interventions. Review articles are also welcomed. There is no fixed limit to the length of manuscripts, which is normally strictly limited in other journals, for example HPO’s sister journal, Journal of Health Psychology (JHP). Studies published in this journal are required to obtain ethical approval from an Institutional Review Board. Such approval must include informed, signed consent by all research participants. Any manuscript not containing an explicit statement concerning ethical approval and informed consent will not be considered.