Citation

Choon MW, Abu Talib M, Yaacob SN, Awang H, Tan JP, Hassan S, Ismail Z. Child Adolesc. Ment. Health 2015; 20(2): 89-93.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/camh.12075

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study examined the mediating role of negative automatic thoughts in the relationship between depression and suicidal behaviour in a sample of at-risk Malaysian adolescents.

METHOD: A total of 1441 adolescents were initially recruited via multistage cluster sampling. Subsequently, 294 at-risk adolescents were selected for further analyses through a specified cut-off score.

RESULTS: The results showed significant positive relationships among the study variables. Specifically, negative automatic thoughts emerged as a significant mediator in the relation between depression and suicidal behaviour (z = 7.15, p < .001).

CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that depressed adolescents are at high risk for a host of negative thought processes which in turn lead to suicidal behaviour. The study limitations and recommendations for further research are discussed. © 2014 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; human; Depression; child; female; male; depression; suicidal behavior; Suicidal behaviour; major clinical study; disease association; high risk population; priority journal; reliability; adolescent disease; thought disorder; Article; concurrent validity; assessment of humans; At-risk adolescents; Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire; Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Malaysian; Mediator; negative automatic thought; Negative automatic thoughts; Suicide Behaviours Questionnaire Revised