The Mediating Role of Parental Support in the Relationship between Life Stress and Suicidal Ideation among Middle School Students

Kang, Bong-Hee; Kang, Jae-Heon; Park, Hyun-Ah; Cho, Young-Gyu; Hur, Yang-Im; Sim, Won Yong; Byeon, Gyeong-Ran; Kim, Kyoungwoo

doi:10.4082/kjfm.2017.38.4.213

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“…We also found that parents of adolescent girls monitored their leisure activities more than parents of adolescent boys, whereas the differences for other aspects of the relationship did not vary widely between sexes. However, our results are not directly comparable to other studies looking at parental factors, particularly because each study measured various aspects of parental support and relationship using different definitions [ [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , 18 , 23 , 26 ].…”

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Parent-adolescent relationships and their associations with adolescent suicidal behaviours: Secondary analysis of data from 52 countries using the Global School-based Health Survey

Kushal¹,

Amin²,

Reza³

et al. 2021

EClinicalMedicine

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Background Despite the potential benefits of parents-adolescent relationships on suicidal behaviours among adolescents, research on these topics are importantly limited by lack of comprehensiveness, difficulties in cross-country comparisons, and limited generalisability, among others. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of various aspects of parents-adolescent relationships and suicidal behaviours by sex and region, and to investigate their associations. Methods We used data from the Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS) from 52 countries in 2009–2015 for 120 858 adolescents (53.9% girls) aged 12–15 years. Using meta-analysis with random effects, we estimated the prevalence of parents-adolescent relationships (i.e. understanding problems, monitoring academic and leisure time activities, and respecting privacy) and suicidal behaviours (i.e. suicidal ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempt). Multi-level mixed-effect logistic regressions were used to investigate their associations. Findings Overall, boys and girls reported similar levels of parental understanding of problems (35.8% vs. 36.8%), monitoring academic activities (41.8% vs. 41.1%), and respecting privacy (69.6% vs. 69.7%), whereas girls reported higher level of parental monitoring of leisure time activities than boys (44.9% vs. 40.0%). Adolescents in the Western Pacific region reported the lowest level of parental understanding of problems and monitoring activities, while those in South-East Asia region least reported that their parents respected their privacy. The overall prevalence of any suicidal behaviour was higher in girls than boys (26.2% vs. 23.0%). Suicidal behaviour was less likely in adolescents if their parents understood their problems (odds ratio, 95% confidence intervals: 0.70, 0.68–0.73), monitored their academic (0.81, 0.78–0.84) and leisure time activities (0.73, 0.71–0.75), and respected their privacy (0.83, 0.80–0.86). There was evidence of heterogeneity in those associations by sex and regions. Interpretations Although the prevalence of parents-adolescent relationships and adolescent suicidal behaviours varied particularly by sex and region, there were strong and independent associations among them.

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Parent-adolescent relationships and their associations with adolescent suicidal behaviours: Secondary analysis of data from 52 countries using the Global School-based Health Survey

Kushal¹,

Amin²,

Reza³

et al. 2021

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“…The findings indicated that young adolescents are more likely to develop suicidal ideation if their parents give them excessive attention on a daily basis. These results corroborate the findings of previous studies in examining the role of parents on adolescents' suicidal behaviour (22)(23)(37)(38)(39). Such discovery supports the current literature, indicating that helicopter parenting could lead to various challenges among adolescent children.…”

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Does Hovering Matter? The Effect of Helicopter Parenting on Adolescents’ Suicidal Ideation

Karunaharan¹,

Ganaprakasam²,

Selvarajah³

2021

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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Since parents are the prime source of a child's mental health development, the practice of inappropriate and impertinent parenting can lead to various psychological problems. Very few studies have been conducted to investigate the relationship between parenting styles and suicidal ideation among Malaysian adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of helicopter parenting on adolescents' suicidal ideation. The study also investigated the effect of ethnic and gender differences on the relationship between helicopter parenting and suicidal ideation. A sample of (n=183) adolescents (59 male, 124 female) were selected through the convenience sampling method. Data was collected using the helicopter parenting scale and the revised version of the Suicide Behaviour Questionnaire. The findings revealed that helicopter parenting is a significant predictor of suicidal ideation. The findings also demonstrated that Indian parents practise a higher level of helicopter parenting, followed by Malay and Chinese parents. Furthermore, the results indicate that suicidal ideation vary across genders and higher among Indian adolescents. The outcome of the study supports the proposition of Agnew's General Strain Theory, which stated that strains resulting from the external environment such as parenting coercion leads to suicidal ideation among adolescents. Overall, the findings redound to the expansion of empirical evidence concerning the phenomenon of helicopter parenting and suicidal ideation.

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“…According to Kawachi and Berkman (2001), "the perceived availability of functional support is thought to buffer the effects of stress by enhancing an individual's coping abilities." Kang et al (2017) further indicated that parental support particularly mediated the relationship between life stress and suicidal ideation among middle school students. Similarly, another previous study showed that greater levels of perceived family support were associated with a weaker the relationship between depression and suicidal ideation among adolescents (Rubio et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 92%

How Worries about Interpersonal Relationships, Academic Performance, Family Support, and Classmate Social Capital Influence Suicidal Ideation among Adolescents in Japan

Nakano

Yamazaki

Teshirogi

et al. 2022

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Suicide is an important public health issue for adolescents. To investigate the risk and protective factors for adolescent suicide, a cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted at a junior high school (n = 379) in Japan in 2018. After obtaining survey data, we conducted univariate and logistic regression analyses to test for associations between suicidal ideation and several factors, including worries (i.e., about school life, interpersonal relationships at school, family life, interpersonal relationships at home, and academic performance), perceived support from school staff and family members, and social capital. In this context, the existence of trustful relationships between classmates was used as indicators of social capital. The results showed that the prevalence of suicidal ideation was 10.5%. The risk of suicidal ideation was increased by worries about 1) interpersonal relationships at school, 2) interpersonal relationships at home, and 3) academic performance, but was decreased by social support from family members and trusting relationships. Further, the rate of suicidal ideation was higher among students who expressed all these three worries when compared to those who expressed two or fewer worries. In addition, looking at students who expressed all these three worries simultaneously, the rate of suicidal ideation was higher among those with lower levels of support from family members and fewer trustful relationships. Our results suggest that the prevention of adolescent suicide should include strategies for reducing worries about interpersonal relationships at school/home and academic performance while finding ways to enhance family support and classmate social capital.

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The Mediating Role of Parental Support in the Relationship between Life Stress and Suicidal Ideation among Middle School Students

Cited by 15 publications

References 19 publications

Parent-adolescent relationships and their associations with adolescent suicidal behaviours: Secondary analysis of data from 52 countries using the Global School-based Health Survey

Parent-adolescent relationships and their associations with adolescent suicidal behaviours: Secondary analysis of data from 52 countries using the Global School-based Health Survey

Does Hovering Matter? The Effect of Helicopter Parenting on Adolescents’ Suicidal Ideation

How Worries about Interpersonal Relationships, Academic Performance, Family Support, and Classmate Social Capital Influence Suicidal Ideation among Adolescents in Japan

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