@article{ref1,
title="Suicidal ideation mediates the relationship between affect and suicide attempt in adolescents",
journal="Frontiers in psychology",
year="2020",
author="Bilbao, Marian and Oyanedel, Juan Carlos and Rubio, Andrés and Páez, Darío and López, Verónica and Mendiburo-Seguel, Andrés",
volume="11",
number="",
pages="e524848-e524848",
abstract="Suicide, as one of the leading causes of death for the adolescent population, both in Chile and globally, remains a complex and elusive phenomenon. This research  studies the association between positive and negative affect in relation with  suicidal ideation and suicidal attempt, given that affectivity is a fundamental  basis on which people make evaluations on their satisfaction with life. First, it  examines the reliability, structure, and validity of Watson's positive and negative  affect scale (PANAS) scale in a representative random sample of Chilean high school  students (N = 4,568). The scale evidences strong reliability coefficients and a  confirmatory factor analysis, excluding one positive (excited) and one negative  (nervous) item. The scale shows a satisfactory goodness of fit. Secondly, it  investigates the association of PANAS positive and negative affect scores with  suicidal ideation as well as reported attempt in adolescents, controlling for the  potential effect of age and sex (N = 420 high school students). Low positive and  high negative affect, but not sex and age, show a significant association with  suicidal ideation. Suicidal ideation totally mediates the association of affect with  suicide attempt, as expected. <br><br>RESULTS are discussed regarding prevention and it  considers how positive and negative affect can be relevant as indicators for  prevention and treatment using widely available technology.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-1078",
doi="10.3389/fpsyg.2020.524848",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.524848"
}