Effects of Cyberball on cognitive vulnerability for suicide in youth with a history of multiple suicide attempts
As compared to social overinclusion, Cyberball-induced social exclusion did not significantly influence performance on cognitive tasks associated with suicide risk. Future research may consider within-subject designs comparing exclusion and inclusion paradigms, using alternative acute stress manipulations or powering studies to detect smaller effect sizes when studying interpersonal stress in youth at high-risk for suicide.
Authors
- Signe Bray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7626-2600)
- Alexander McGirr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8425-3958)
- Iliana Garcia Ortega
- Myren N. Sohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2459-4088)
Institutions
- Allen Institute for Brain Science (US)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
- Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (AU)
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1729109
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Branch Out Neurological Foundation
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada