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Family Factors Related to Adolescents` Suicidal Ideation : Mediating Effects of Self-esteem and Depression

&nbsp;&nbsp;This study on adolescents` suicidal ideation examined family factors associated with adolescents` suicidal ideation. Paths to adolescents` suicidal ideation were researched with family factors found to have influences on adolescents` suicidal ideation the mediating effects of self-esteem and depression. Family factors included socio-economic status of family, child abuse victimization, domestic violence witness experience, perception of family support deficit, and parents` indifference.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;2,088 high school students were asked to complete self-administering questionnaires on family factors and adolescents` suicidal ideation. Data were analyzed with frequencies, t-test, ANOVA with Scheffe ad-hoc test, correlation, multiple regression analysis using SPSS 12.0 program and AMOS 5.0 program.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Study results were ; Self-esteem and depression were proved to have significant mediating effect. Child abuse victimization and perception of family support deficit were most important variables which influenced adolescents’ suicidal ideation. Therefore, adolescents&quot; suicidal prevention efforts should pay attention to adolescents&quot; self-esteem, depression, experience of child abuse, and perception of family support deficit. These results reinforce importance of understanding adolescents` suicidal ideation with family factors.