Mattering and suicide ideation: Establishing and elaborating a relationship
Mattering and suicide ideation: Establishing and elaborating a relationship
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DOI：
10.1177/019027250506800303
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发表时间：
2005-09-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Gelles, RJ
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作者：
Elliott, GC;Colangelo, ME;Gelles, RJ
重要是相信一个人可以改变他人的生活。我们探讨了重要性对青少年自杀意念的影响。数据来源是 2000 年危险青少年调查，包括对 2,004 名 11-18 岁青少年的访谈以及对其父母的筛选访谈。我们的分析表明，那些更重要的人考虑自杀的可能性要小得多。此外，我们通过假设一系列干预变量（自尊和抑郁）来阐述物质与自杀意念之间的关系：物质影响自尊水平，进而影响抑郁，最终导致自杀意念。结果表明，重要性完全由这些干预变量调节，而自尊是调节的主要来源。我们讨论这些结果对青少年自我概念的影响。
Mattering is the belief that one makes a difference in the lives of others. We explore the effect of mattering on adolescent suicide ideation. The data source is the 2000 Youth At Risk Survey, composed of interviews with 2,004 youths, age 11-18 and screening interviews with their parents. Our analysis reveals that those who matter more are significantly less likely to consider suicide. In addition, we elaborate the relationship between mattering and suicide ideation by postulating a series of intervening variables (self-esteem and depression): mattering influences levels of self-esteem, which in turn influences depression, which ultimately leads to suicide ideation. Results demonstrate that mattering is mediated fully by these intervening variables, and that self-esteem is the primary source of the mediation. We discuss the implications of these results for adolescents' self-concepts.