SynthesisPloS one2023
The role of problem-solving skills in the prevention of suicidal behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Preventing Suicidal Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of research in health sciences · 2025Pooled it
- The Role of Social Support in Preventing Suicidal Ideations and Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of research in health sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Reframe-IT+, an indicated preventive school-based intervention, reduces suicidal ideation among adolescents in vulnerable contexts in Chile.BMC psychology · 2024Trial
- Suicide and Coping: Specific Coping Behaviours Associated with Suicidal Ideation and Differences Between Predicted and Actual Coping Among Help-Seeking Individuals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Identifying subgroups of college students at risk of suicide: the impact of Andersen's model on help-seeking intentions and the role of others' positive help-seeking experiences.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Suicide risk among individuals admitted to an acute psychiatric ward: clinical characteristics, attachment pattern and dignity perception.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The Pet-Specific Reasons for Living Scale: development, validation, and associations with suicide-related outcomes.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- From hopeless thoughts to suicidal attempt: a topographic analysis of adolescents' suicidal process using structural equation modeling.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Adapting a Suicide Prevention Program for People with Psychosis Following a Psychiatric Hospitalization: Pilot Results and Lessons Learned.International journal of cognitive behavioral therapy · 2025Article
- Suicide prevention psychosocial interventions for youth in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review.BJPsych open · 2025Review
- The Mediating Role of Somatic Symptoms in the Effect of Depression on Problem-Solving Skills.Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Assessing the Risk Factors of Violent and Non-violent Suicide Attempt Methods: A Population-based Cross-sectional Study.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Level of knowledge of nurses and healthcare technicians regarding soft skills: An exploratory study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis meta-analysis was conducted to assess the association between problem-solving skills and suicidal behaviors and elucidate the potential role of problem-solving skills in influencing the occurrence of suicidal behaviors.
methodsPubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched until August 16, 2023. Studies addressing the associations between problem-solving skills and suicidal behaviors were included. The I2 statistics were used to examine between-study heterogeneity. The Begg and Egger tests were used to determine the possibility of publication bias. Using a random-effects model, the overall effect size was presented as an odds ratio (OR) or standard mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
resultsOf 8040 identified studies, 29 (including 974,542 participants) were eligible. Based on observational studies, problem-solving skills were found to be inversely related to suicidal ideation (OR = 0.64; 95% CI: 0.50, 0.82); suicide attempts (OR = 0.75; 95% CI: 0.63, 0.89), and suicide death (OR = 0.02; 95% CI: 0.01, 0.03). The overall score of problem-solving skills was higher in those who did not attempt suicide than those who did (SMD = 0.84; 95% CI: 54, 1.13). Based on randomized clinical trials, problem-solving therapy was found to reduce the risk of suicide (OR = 0.51; 95% CI: 0.29, 0.87). Furthermore, the overall risk of suicide was lower among those who received problem-solving therapy than those who did not (SMD = -0.02; 95% CI: -0.29, 0.25).
conclusionsThis meta-analysis revealed an inverse association between problem-solving skills and suicidal behaviors. However, further research is needed to better understand the complex relationship between problem-solving skills and suicidal behaviors.
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