J Korean Acad Nurs.  2014 Jun;44(3):317-327. 10.4040/jkan.2014.44.3.317.

Comparison of Boys' and Girls' Families for Actor and Partner Effect of Stress, Depression and Parent-Adolescent Communication on Middle School Students' Suicidal Ideation: Triadic Data Analysis

• Shin SH
• Ko SJ
• Yang YJ
• Oh HS
• Jang MY
• Choi JM

• KMID: 1796156
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2014.44.3.317

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to compare families of boys or of girls for actor and partner effect of stress, depression and parent-adolescent communication as perceived by mother, father and adolescent on adolescents' suicidal ideation.
METHODS
Participants were 183 families (104 boys' families, 79 girls' families) who met eligibility criteria. All measures were self-administered. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 program.
RESULTS
In boys' families, boys' depression and communication with father showed actor effect on boys' suicidal ideation. Boys' stress showed indirect effect on boys' suicidal ideation through communication with father and boys' depression. Mothers' depression showed indirect partner effect on boys' suicidal ideation through boys' depression. In families of girls, girls' depression and stress showed actor effects on girls' suicidal ideation. Girls' communication with mother showed indirect effects through girls' depression. Also girls' stress showed indirect effect through girls' depression. Stress in mothers and/or fathers showed partner effect on girls' suicidal ideation.
CONCLUSION
To intervene in adolescents' suicidal ideation and promote adolescents' mental health, programs should be developed differently according to gender and based on parent's psychological states.

Keyword

Suicidal ideation; Depression; Communication; Stress; Adolescent

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Communication
Depression
Family Relations
Female
Humans
Male
Parents/*psychology
Psychology, Adolescent
Social Class
Stress, Psychological
*Suicidal Ideation

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  Figure 1 Hypothetical model for adolescents' suicidal ideation.

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  Figure 2 Test of hypothetical model for boys' suicidal ideation.

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  Figure 3 Test of hypothetical model for girls' suicidal ideation.

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