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Abstract
Background
A singular ecological risk factor did not accurately reflect the reality of adolescents’ lives and could not fully elucidate the developmental mechanisms of adolescent suicidal ideation. The cumulative effect of multiple ecological risk factors (which may interact synergistically) could have provided a more comprehensive understanding of the developmental mechanism of adolescent suicidal ideation from a systemic perspective.
Objective
Based on the ecosystem theory, this study aimed to explore the relationship between cumulative ecological risk and adolescent suicidal ideation, and the moderating effect of meaning in life.
Method
A sample of 16,508 adolescents completed the Cumulative Ecological Risk Questionnaire, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and the Depressive Symptom Index Suicidality Subscale.
Results
The results showed that: (1) Cumulative ecological risk was positively correlated with suicidal ideation, and meaning in life was negatively correlated with suicidal ideation; (2) Cumulative ecological risk could predict adolescent suicidal ideation, showing an ‘exacerbation model’: wherein the already positive association between an individual risk factor and suicidal ideation was worsened by the simultaneous presence of other risks; (3) The protective effect of meaning in life on adolescent suicidal ideation decreased with the increase of cumulative ecological risk, presenting a ‘protective-reactive’ moderating model.
Conclusions
The results revealed that once the capacity of ecological risk factors exceeded the capacity of protective resources, meaning in life alone was no longer sufficient as a protective resource. Instead, it would be necessary to also intervene in ecological risks to improve individual development.
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Child & Youth Care Forum is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary publication that welcomes submissions – original empirical research papers and theoretical reviews as well as invited commentaries – on children, youth, and families. Contributions to Child & Youth Care Forum are submitted by researchers, practitioners, and clinicians across the interrelated disciplines of child psychology, early childhood, education, medical anthropology, pediatrics, pediatric psychology, psychiatry, public policy, school/educational psychology, social work, and sociology as well as government agencies and corporate and nonprofit organizations that seek to advance current knowledge and practice. Child & Youth Care Forum publishes scientifically rigorous, empirical papers and theoretical reviews that have implications for child and adolescent mental health, psychosocial development, assessment, interventions, and services broadly defined. For example, papers may address issues of child and adolescent typical and/or atypical development through effective youth care assessment and intervention practices. In addition, papers may address strategies for helping youth overcome difficulties (e.g., mental health problems) or overcome adversity (e.g., traumatic stress, community violence) as well as all children actualize their potential (e.g., positive psychology goals). Assessment papers that advance knowledge as well as methodological papers with implications for child and youth research and care are also encouraged.
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