TY - JOUR PY - 2023// TI - Family atmosphere and suicidal ideation in college students: the chain mediation effect of attachment and cognitive flexibility JO - Psychological reports A1 - Yang, Zhongjing A1 - Pu, Rongrong A1 - Zhang, Yao A1 - Zhang, Yushu A1 - Wu, Yan SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - Numerous studies have extensively examined the risk factors associated with suicidal ideation (SI). Nevertheless, there has been a dearth of research analyzing the potential positive factors, such as attachment and cognitive flexibility, that might contribute to a reduction in SI and facilitate more effective interventions. This study aimed to investigate the chain-mediating effects of attachment and cognitive flexibility on the family atmosphere and SI. Data were collected from 856 (range = 18-28 years old, 240 males) emerging adults who completed the Family Atmosphere Scale, the Relationship Questionnaire, the Cognitive Flexibility Scale, and the Self-rated Ideation of Suicide Scale. The findings revealed that the family atmosphere not only exerted a direct influence on SI but also operated through a chain-mediation mechanism involving fearful attachment and cognitive control flexibility. This study concludes that fearful attachment and cognitive control flexibility may mediate the impact of a negative family atmosphere on SI.

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LA - en SN - 0033-2941 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00332941231216420 ID - ref1 ER -