TY - JOUR PY - 2023// TI - Deficits in psychological resilience and problem-solving ability in adolescents with suicidal ideation JO - Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health A1 - Xu, Lin A1 - Zhang, Hangbin A1 - Zhou, Chendi A1 - Zhang, Zhongwen A1 - Li, Gen A1 - Lu, Weicong A1 - Tian, Xinhe A1 - Huang, Hebin A1 - Li, Danping A1 - Schinke, Robert J. A1 - Yuan, Tifei A1 - Yin, Jie A1 - Lin, Kangguang SP - e31 EP - e31 VL - 17 IS - 1 N2 - OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to explore differences between psychological resilience and problem-solving ability in grade one junior middle school adolescents with and without suicidal ideation, focusing on the relationship between these factors and suicidal ideation.

METHODS: Ninety-nine adolescents (aged 10 to 14) were divided into Suicidal Ideation (SI, n = 49) and Non-Suicidal Ideation (NSI, n = 50) grouped by the Self-rating Idea of Suicide Scale (SIOSS). The Psychological Resilience Scale (PRS) and Tower of Hanoi task (TOH) were applied to assess psychological resilience and problem-solving ability, respectively.

RESULTS: The SI group scored significantly lower than the NSI group on PRS (p < 0.001) and performed more poorly on TOH than the NSI group, with more mistakes in the number of errors index (p < 0.001) and requiring a longer time in the task completion time index (p < 0.05). Among all the participants in this study, a significant negative correlation was observed between PRS and SIOSS (r = - 0.413, p < 0.01). The sub-dimensions of PRS including emotional control, family support, and interpersonal assistance were significantly negatively correlated with the SIOSS total score (r = - 0.361, - 0.360, - 0.382; p < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS: This study profiled the characteristics and differences in psychological resilience and problem-solving ability between adolescents with and without suicidal ideation. The data suggested adolescents with SI might have deficits in psychological resilience and problem-solving ability, which may serve as potential targets for suicide intervention.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 1753-2000 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13034-023-00577-z ID - ref1 ER -