Finally, we tested whether reflection predicted suicide risk at different levels of brooding. No conditional direct effects were found between reflection and suicide risk at low, average, and high brooding scores.
Our results provide further evidence of the maladaptive nature of brooding rumination. Brooding was associated with risk for suicidal behavior at low, average, and high reflection levels. However, contrary to our hypotheses, negative urgency did not mediate the relationship between brooding and suicide risk. The relationship between brooding and suicide risk was mediated by lack of premeditation (consistent with hypotheses) and lack of perseverance. Reflection did not statistically predict suicide risk independently of brooding.