The Association between Perceived Family Financial Stress and Adolescent Suicide Ideation: A Moderated Mediation Model

Nowadays, suicide (especially adolescents’ suicide) has been an increasingly prominent social problem worldwide; suicide ideation, as an important predictor, has been the focus of relevant studies and practices. Against this background, the present study aimed to examine the association between perc...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qi Yang, Wenyu Zhang, Huan Wu, Baozhen Huang, Chenyan Zhang, Gengfeng Niu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Behavioral Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/11/948
_version_ 1797460128962707456
author Qi Yang
Wenyu Zhang
Huan Wu
Baozhen Huang
Chenyan Zhang
Gengfeng Niu
author_facet Qi Yang
Wenyu Zhang
Huan Wu
Baozhen Huang
Chenyan Zhang
Gengfeng Niu
author_sort Qi Yang
collection DOAJ
description Nowadays, suicide (especially adolescents’ suicide) has been an increasingly prominent social problem worldwide; suicide ideation, as an important predictor, has been the focus of relevant studies and practices. Against this background, the present study aimed to examine the association between perceived family financial stress and adolescents’ suicidal ideation, as well as the potential roles of depression and parent-child attachment. A sample of 526 junior middle school students was recruited voluntarily to participate in this cross-sectional study, and the results indicated that the prevalence of suicidal ideation among junior high school students was 15.45%; perceived family financial stress was positively associated with suicidal ideation, and depression could significantly mediate this relation; parent–child attachment significantly moderated the mediating effect of depression (in particular, the relation between depression and suicidal ideation); specifically, this relation was stronger among adolescents with lower values of parent–child attachment. These findings could deepen our understanding of the influences of perceived family financial condition and the risky factors of adolescents’ suicidal ideation, which could provide guidance for the prevention and intervention of adolescents’ depression and suicidal ideation.
first_indexed 2024-03-09T17:01:39Z
format Article
id doaj.art-79ad496ec88149a6bf97ecafaea3a795
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2076-328X
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-09T17:01:39Z
publishDate 2023-11-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Behavioral Sciences
spelling doaj.art-79ad496ec88149a6bf97ecafaea3a7952023-11-24T14:29:31ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-11-01131194810.3390/bs13110948The Association between Perceived Family Financial Stress and Adolescent Suicide Ideation: A Moderated Mediation ModelQi Yang0Wenyu Zhang1Huan Wu2Baozhen Huang3Chenyan Zhang4Gengfeng Niu5School of Humanities, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaSchool of Marxism, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, ChinaMental Health Education and Counselling Centre, Guangzhou College of Commerce, Guangzhou 511363, ChinaCollege of Education and Arts, Ningde Normal University, Ningde 352100, ChinaTongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, ChinaKey Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079, ChinaNowadays, suicide (especially adolescents’ suicide) has been an increasingly prominent social problem worldwide; suicide ideation, as an important predictor, has been the focus of relevant studies and practices. Against this background, the present study aimed to examine the association between perceived family financial stress and adolescents’ suicidal ideation, as well as the potential roles of depression and parent-child attachment. A sample of 526 junior middle school students was recruited voluntarily to participate in this cross-sectional study, and the results indicated that the prevalence of suicidal ideation among junior high school students was 15.45%; perceived family financial stress was positively associated with suicidal ideation, and depression could significantly mediate this relation; parent–child attachment significantly moderated the mediating effect of depression (in particular, the relation between depression and suicidal ideation); specifically, this relation was stronger among adolescents with lower values of parent–child attachment. These findings could deepen our understanding of the influences of perceived family financial condition and the risky factors of adolescents’ suicidal ideation, which could provide guidance for the prevention and intervention of adolescents’ depression and suicidal ideation.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/11/948suicidal ideationperceived family financial stressparent–child attachmentdepressionadolescents
spellingShingle Qi Yang
Wenyu Zhang
Huan Wu
Baozhen Huang
Chenyan Zhang
Gengfeng Niu
The Association between Perceived Family Financial Stress and Adolescent Suicide Ideation: A Moderated Mediation Model
Behavioral Sciences
suicidal ideation
perceived family financial stress
parent–child attachment
depression
adolescents
title The Association between Perceived Family Financial Stress and Adolescent Suicide Ideation: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_full The Association between Perceived Family Financial Stress and Adolescent Suicide Ideation: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_fullStr The Association between Perceived Family Financial Stress and Adolescent Suicide Ideation: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_full_unstemmed The Association between Perceived Family Financial Stress and Adolescent Suicide Ideation: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_short The Association between Perceived Family Financial Stress and Adolescent Suicide Ideation: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_sort association between perceived family financial stress and adolescent suicide ideation a moderated mediation model
topic suicidal ideation
perceived family financial stress
parent–child attachment
depression
adolescents
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/11/948
work_keys_str_mv AT qiyang theassociationbetweenperceivedfamilyfinancialstressandadolescentsuicideideationamoderatedmediationmodel
AT wenyuzhang theassociationbetweenperceivedfamilyfinancialstressandadolescentsuicideideationamoderatedmediationmodel
AT huanwu theassociationbetweenperceivedfamilyfinancialstressandadolescentsuicideideationamoderatedmediationmodel
AT baozhenhuang theassociationbetweenperceivedfamilyfinancialstressandadolescentsuicideideationamoderatedmediationmodel
AT chenyanzhang theassociationbetweenperceivedfamilyfinancialstressandadolescentsuicideideationamoderatedmediationmodel
AT gengfengniu theassociationbetweenperceivedfamilyfinancialstressandadolescentsuicideideationamoderatedmediationmodel
AT qiyang associationbetweenperceivedfamilyfinancialstressandadolescentsuicideideationamoderatedmediationmodel
AT wenyuzhang associationbetweenperceivedfamilyfinancialstressandadolescentsuicideideationamoderatedmediationmodel
AT huanwu associationbetweenperceivedfamilyfinancialstressandadolescentsuicideideationamoderatedmediationmodel
AT baozhenhuang associationbetweenperceivedfamilyfinancialstressandadolescentsuicideideationamoderatedmediationmodel
AT chenyanzhang associationbetweenperceivedfamilyfinancialstressandadolescentsuicideideationamoderatedmediationmodel
AT gengfengniu associationbetweenperceivedfamilyfinancialstressandadolescentsuicideideationamoderatedmediationmodel