A Moderation Analysis Among Partners of Suicidal Individuals

In the Advanced Research in Clinical Psychology course under Professor Alexis May, an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Risk, Prevention, and Intervention Lab at Wesleyan University, I collaborated with teammates to explore the relationship between unbearable psychache, connectedness, and negative communication patterns in the partners of individuals experiencing suicidality. I led the development of the research question, conducted a thorough literature review, and synthesized findings to build a theoretical framework for the study. My responsibilities included designing surveys and questionnaires, managing data with SPSS, and creating visualizations to effectively communicate our results.

In our study, unbearable psychache was the dependent variable, and we aimed to examine how connectedness and negative communication patterns influenced it. Using moderation analysis in SPSS, I explored the moderating role of connectedness in the relationship between negative communication patterns and unbearable psychache. Our findings revealed a positive association between negative communication patterns and unbearable psychache, independent of the level of connectedness in the relationship. Additionally, I designed a visually engaging research poster to present our results clearly, ensuring our findings were communicated effectively to the academic community.