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Title: | What matters for adolescent suicidality : depressive symptoms or fixed mindsets? Examination of cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between fixed mindsets and suicidal ideation | Authors: | Zhu, S Wong, PWC |
Issue Date: | Oct-2022 | Source: | Suicide and life-threatening behavior, Oct. 2022, v. 52, no. 5, p. 932-942 | Abstract: | Background: Fixed mindsets or beliefs about the non-malleability of self-attributes are linked to a wide range of negative psychological outcomes. Its association with suicidal ideation (SI) among young people has not been explored. Objectives: To examine the association of fixed mindsets of depression, anxiety, and stress and SI; and its mediating role underlying the association between depression and SI. Methods: A sample of 1393 adolescents (Mage = 13.04, SD = 0.85, 640 boys) from 11 middle schools voluntarily participated in a two-wave longitudinal study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic with a 9-month interval. Results: Both depressive symptoms and fixed mindsets were positively and significantly associated with concurrent and future suicidality, after controlling for demographic and socioeconomic status and previous SI. Participants with stronger fixed mindsets were more likely to have SI than those with only depressive symptoms. Also, fixed mindsets mediated the association between depressive symptoms and SI in both cross-sectional and longitudinal models. Conclusion: The current study provides empirical evidence of the effects of fixed mindsets and SI and the mediating role of fixed mindset between depressive symptoms and SI among young people. Interventions to foster a growth mindset may enhance hope and reduce suicidality among adolescents. |
Keywords: | Implicit theories Mediation model Middle school students Negative emotion Suicidal ideation |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Journal: | Suicide and life-threatening behavior | ISSN: | 0363-0234 | EISSN: | 1943-278X | DOI: | 10.1111/sltb.12891 | Rights: | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. © 2022 The Authors. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association of Suicidology. The following publication Zhu, S., & Wong, P. W. C. (2022). What matters for adolescent suicidality: Depressive symptoms or fixed mindsets? Examination of cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between fixed mindsets and suicidal ideation. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 52, 932– 942 is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12891. |
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