TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - A longitudinal study testing the role of psychache in the association between emotional abuse and suicidal ideation
JO  - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)
A1  - Li, Xiaoan
A1  - You, Jianing
A1  - Ren, Yaxuan
A1  - Zhou, Jiazhi
A1  - Sun, Ruohan
A1  - Liu, Xiaoliu
A1  - Leung, Freedom
SP  - 2284
EP  - 2292
VL  - 75
IS  - 12
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Research suggests that emotional abuse is associated with adolescent suicidal ideation. But how they are related is still unclear. The present study tested the temporal relationship between emotional abuse and suicidal ideation, with psychache as the potential mediator. We also examined the reciprocal relationship between psychache and suicidal ideation.  METHOD: A number of 2,259 Chinese high school students (53.8% females, mean age = 15.11, SD = 1.57) in Hong Kong completed questionnaires assessing emotional abuse, psychache, and suicidal ideation three times at 6-month intervals.  RESULTS: The results supported the mediating effect of psychache in the path from emotional abuse to suicidal ideation. In addition, psychache and suicidal ideation were related reciprocally over time.  CONCLUSION: The findings of this study may help researchers and practitioners understand the pathways by which emotional abuse impacts adolescent suicidal ideation. Implications for preventions and interventions of suicidal ideation were discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9762
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22847
ID  - ref1
ER  -