Citation

Kang N, You J, Huang J, Ren Y, Lin MP, Xu S. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2019; 49(3): 684-694.

Affiliation

South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12455

PMID

29578277

Abstract

Suicide is a major public health concern, especially in adolescence. Identifying risk factors for suicide is important to effectively prevent such behavior. Depression is one of the most widely examined risk factors for suicidal risk. How depression and suicidal risk are related, however, is still not clear. This study tested a model with three key constructs of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior (IPTS)-perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)-as mediators in the relationship between depression and suicidal risk among Chinese adolescents. Chinese high school students (N = 1,074; 54.2% male; M_age = 13.87 years, SD = 1.48) completed questionnaires assessing all study variables.

RESULTS suggested that perceived burdensomeness and NSSI partially mediated the relationship between depression and suicidal risk.

FINDINGS of this study emphasize the importance of the IPTS framework in understanding the possible mechanisms underlying the relationship between depression and suicidal risk, and suggest a possible avenue for suicide interventions.

© 2018 The American Association of Suicidology.

Language: en