The Relationship Between Cumulative Ecological Risk and Adolescent Suicidal Ideation: The Moderating Role of the Meaning in Life

IF 1.7 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Child & Youth Care Forum Pub Date : 2024-07-25 DOI:10.1007/s10566-024-09817-5

Shuangjin Liu, Qi Qi, Zihao Zeng, Yiqiu Hu

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Abstract

Background

A singular ecological risk factor did not accurately reflect the reality of adolescents’ lives and could not fully elucidate the developmental mechanisms of adolescent suicidal ideation. The cumulative effect of multiple ecological risk factors (which may interact synergistically) could have provided a more comprehensive understanding of the developmental mechanism of adolescent suicidal ideation from a systemic perspective.

Objective

Based on the ecosystem theory, this study aimed to explore the relationship between cumulative ecological risk and adolescent suicidal ideation, and the moderating effect of meaning in life.

Method

A sample of 16,508 adolescents completed the Cumulative Ecological Risk Questionnaire, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and the Depressive Symptom Index Suicidality Subscale.

Results

The results showed that: (1) Cumulative ecological risk was positively correlated with suicidal ideation, and meaning in life was negatively correlated with suicidal ideation; (2) Cumulative ecological risk could predict adolescent suicidal ideation, showing an ‘exacerbation model’: wherein the already positive association between an individual risk factor and suicidal ideation was worsened by the simultaneous presence of other risks; (3) The protective effect of meaning in life on adolescent suicidal ideation decreased with the increase of cumulative ecological risk, presenting a ‘protective-reactive’ moderating model.

Conclusions

The results revealed that once the capacity of ecological risk factors exceeded the capacity of protective resources, meaning in life alone was no longer sufficient as a protective resource. Instead, it would be necessary to also intervene in ecological risks to improve individual development.

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累积生态风险与青少年自杀意念之间的关系：生活意义的调节作用

背景单一的生态风险因素并不能准确反映青少年的现实生活，也不能完全阐明青少年自杀意念的发展机制。多种生态风险因素（可能协同作用）的累积效应可以从系统的角度更全面地了解青少年自杀意念的发展机制。方法16508名青少年样本完成了累积性生态风险问卷、生活意义问卷和抑郁症状指数自杀倾向分量表：(1) 生态累积风险与自杀意念呈正相关，生活意义与自杀意念呈负相关；(2) 生态累积风险可预测青少年的自杀意念，呈现出 "加重模式"：(3) 生活意义对青少年自杀倾向的保护作用随着累积生态风险的增加而减弱，呈现出一种 "保护-反应 "调节模式。结论研究结果表明，一旦生态风险因素的能力超过了保护性资源的能力，仅靠生命意义作为保护性资源已不再足够。相反，还需要对生态风险进行干预，以改善个体发展。

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Child & Youth Care Forum PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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