1- MSc Student in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
2- Assistant professor, Department of psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
2- Assistant professor, Department of psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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Background & objectives: Adolescence is an important stage of development that may be observed with psychological disorders such as behavioral problems, especially in adolescent girls. These problems can have a profound impact on the psychological characteristics and mental health of adolescents throughout their lives. Suicide is a mental health challenge that has been increasing over the past 50 years, with one person dying by suicide every 40 seconds worldwide. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 29. Since suicidal behavior and having thoughts related to it is a multifaceted phenomenon that is influenced by individual, social, psychological, biological and family factors and there is no single and one-dimensional factor to explain suicidal behaviors, in this study, it has been tried to design and test a model that includes important predictors of suicidal thoughts. The present study seeks to answer the question: Is the modeling of structural equations for suicidal ideation based on personality disorders and social problems variable as a mediating role suitable for data or not? Behavioral disorders can be more effective in the formation of suicidal thoughts in adolescence and youth through the social problems of the adolescent (love trauma, loneliness, computer games). The aim of this study was to develop a structural model of suicidal ideation based on behavioral disorders mediated by social problems in female adolescents (14-18) in Khorramabad.
Methods: The present study was correlational and structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the study included 380 female adolescents who were studying in high schools in Khorramabad city with the age group of 14 to 18 years who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. (Cutting the questionnaire), the final sample reached 342 people. Of course, the entry and exit criteria of students were fully observed. The measurement tools included: Adolescent Self-Assessment Scale (Achenbach, 1991), Suicidal Ideation Assessment Scale (Aaron Beck, 1961), Love Trauma Scale (Ross, 1999), Loneliness Feeling Scale (Russell, Pilva, & Cortona, 1980), and Ennio Tavern's Computer Games Use Scale (Researcher-Made, 2008). Using research questionnaires, the necessary data were collected to investigate the purpose of the study. To analyze the modeling data, descriptive statistical methods (mean and standard deviation), Pearson correlation and structural equation analysis were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS-23 and Amos-23 software. The significance level of the tests was considered to be equal to 0.05.
Results: The results showed that the hypothetical model had a good fit with the collected data (RMSEA=0.07, CFI=0.95, GFI=0.97, NFI=0.98, X2/df=3.03, P<0.001). The results obtained in this study clearly showed that the hypothesis is consistent with the data. In this model, adolescent social problems act as a mediator in relation to behavioral disorders and suicidal thoughts and have a direct and meaningful relationship (p < 0/001, β = 0/86(. Social problems (p < 0/001, β=0/46) and behavioral disorders (p < 0/001, β= 0/48) also had a direct and significant effect on suicidal thoughts.
Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, suicidal ideation can be affected by internalized and externalized behavioral disorders with the mediating role of adolescent social problems (love trauma, loneliness, computer games) and these factors can predict suicidal thoughts. This study can help education officials to identify the risk factors for suicide of adolescents (girls) and health and mental health experts can also use this study to develop suicide prevention programs for students.
Background & objectives: Adolescence is an important stage of development that may be observed with psychological disorders such as behavioral problems, especially in adolescent girls. These problems can have a profound impact on the psychological characteristics and mental health of adolescents throughout their lives. Suicide is a mental health challenge that has been increasing over the past 50 years, with one person dying by suicide every 40 seconds worldwide. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 29. Since suicidal behavior and having thoughts related to it is a multifaceted phenomenon that is influenced by individual, social, psychological, biological and family factors and there is no single and one-dimensional factor to explain suicidal behaviors, in this study, it has been tried to design and test a model that includes important predictors of suicidal thoughts. The present study seeks to answer the question: Is the modeling of structural equations for suicidal ideation based on personality disorders and social problems variable as a mediating role suitable for data or not? Behavioral disorders can be more effective in the formation of suicidal thoughts in adolescence and youth through the social problems of the adolescent (love trauma, loneliness, computer games). The aim of this study was to develop a structural model of suicidal ideation based on behavioral disorders mediated by social problems in female adolescents (14-18) in Khorramabad.
Methods: The present study was correlational and structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the study included 380 female adolescents who were studying in high schools in Khorramabad city with the age group of 14 to 18 years who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. (Cutting the questionnaire), the final sample reached 342 people. Of course, the entry and exit criteria of students were fully observed. The measurement tools included: Adolescent Self-Assessment Scale (Achenbach, 1991), Suicidal Ideation Assessment Scale (Aaron Beck, 1961), Love Trauma Scale (Ross, 1999), Loneliness Feeling Scale (Russell, Pilva, & Cortona, 1980), and Ennio Tavern's Computer Games Use Scale (Researcher-Made, 2008). Using research questionnaires, the necessary data were collected to investigate the purpose of the study. To analyze the modeling data, descriptive statistical methods (mean and standard deviation), Pearson correlation and structural equation analysis were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS-23 and Amos-23 software. The significance level of the tests was considered to be equal to 0.05.
Results: The results showed that the hypothetical model had a good fit with the collected data (RMSEA=0.07, CFI=0.95, GFI=0.97, NFI=0.98, X2/df=3.03, P<0.001). The results obtained in this study clearly showed that the hypothesis is consistent with the data. In this model, adolescent social problems act as a mediator in relation to behavioral disorders and suicidal thoughts and have a direct and meaningful relationship (p < 0/001, β = 0/86(. Social problems (p < 0/001, β=0/46) and behavioral disorders (p < 0/001, β= 0/48) also had a direct and significant effect on suicidal thoughts.
Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, suicidal ideation can be affected by internalized and externalized behavioral disorders with the mediating role of adolescent social problems (love trauma, loneliness, computer games) and these factors can predict suicidal thoughts. This study can help education officials to identify the risk factors for suicide of adolescents (girls) and health and mental health experts can also use this study to develop suicide prevention programs for students.
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