TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex differences in entrapment in a multinational sample
T2 - a network analysis perspective
AU - Ramos-Vera, Cristian
AU - Calle, Dennis
AU - Quispe-Callo, Gleni
AU - Höller, Inken
AU - Forkmann, Thomas
AU - Ordoñez-Carrasco, Jorge
AU - Čopková, Radka
AU - Lichner, Vladimir
AU - Lobos-Rivera, Marlon
AU - Calizaya-Milla, Yaquelin E.
AU - Saintila, Jacksaint
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2024 Ramos-Vera, Calle, Quispe-Callo, Höller, Forkmann, Ordoñez-Carrasco, Čopková, Lichner, Lobos-Rivera, Calizaya-Milla and Saintila.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Background: The concept of entrapment has been highlighted as a transdiagnostic element that manifests itself in disorders such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. Although research has been conducted in different contexts independently, a comprehensive multi-country study to assess gender differences in entrapment through network analysis has not yet been carried out. The objective of this study was to evaluate the entrapment network in men and women at the multinational level. Methods: A sample of 2,949 participants, ranging in age from 18 to 73 years from six countries (Germany, Iran, Spain, Slovakia, El Salvador, and Peru), was considered. They completed the entrapment scale. A network analysis was performed for both men and women to identify the connectivity between indicators and the formation of clusters and domains, in addition to the centrality assessment in both sex groups. Results: The study findings revealed the presence of a third domain focused on external interpersonal entrapment in the network of men and women. However, in relation to the interconnectivity between domains, variations were evidenced in both networks, as well as in centrality, it was reported that men present a greater generalized entrapment in various aspects of life, while women tend to experience a more focused entrapment in expressions of intense emotional charge. Conclusion: The multinational study identified variations in the structure of entrapment between genders, with three domains (internal, external, and external-interpersonal) and differences in the interaction of indicators and groupings, as well as discrepancies in centrality.
AB - Background: The concept of entrapment has been highlighted as a transdiagnostic element that manifests itself in disorders such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. Although research has been conducted in different contexts independently, a comprehensive multi-country study to assess gender differences in entrapment through network analysis has not yet been carried out. The objective of this study was to evaluate the entrapment network in men and women at the multinational level. Methods: A sample of 2,949 participants, ranging in age from 18 to 73 years from six countries (Germany, Iran, Spain, Slovakia, El Salvador, and Peru), was considered. They completed the entrapment scale. A network analysis was performed for both men and women to identify the connectivity between indicators and the formation of clusters and domains, in addition to the centrality assessment in both sex groups. Results: The study findings revealed the presence of a third domain focused on external interpersonal entrapment in the network of men and women. However, in relation to the interconnectivity between domains, variations were evidenced in both networks, as well as in centrality, it was reported that men present a greater generalized entrapment in various aspects of life, while women tend to experience a more focused entrapment in expressions of intense emotional charge. Conclusion: The multinational study identified variations in the structure of entrapment between genders, with three domains (internal, external, and external-interpersonal) and differences in the interaction of indicators and groupings, as well as discrepancies in centrality.
KW - cross-cultural differences
KW - entrapment
KW - external entrapment
KW - gender differences
KW - internal entrapment
KW - network analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85195536566&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1321207
DO - 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1321207
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85195536566
SN - 1664-0640
VL - 15
JO - Frontiers in Psychiatry
JF - Frontiers in Psychiatry
M1 - 1321207
ER -