Social Psychology Research

Abstract Introduction: This study aimed to examine the interactive pattern of psychological strain and adverse early life experiences with suicide probability in adolescents, considering the mediating effects of positive self-perception and feelings of entrapment. Method: The research employed a descriptive-correlational design using structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population comprised all adolescents aged 13 to 19 in Nurabad (Delfan) County during the 2024–2025 academic year (1403 in the Iranian calendar). The study sample consisted of 623 adolescents selected using cluster random sampling. Data were collected using the Psychological Strain Scale (Zhang et al., 2014), the Suicide Probability Scale (Cull & Gill, 1982), the Entrapment Scale (Gilbert & Allan, 1998), the Early Negative Life Experiences Scale (Gilbert et al., 2003), and the Positive Self-Perception subscale of the Multidimensional Suicide Inventory (MSI-28; Osman et al., 2010). Results: The findings indicated that the exogenous variables (psychological strain and early adverse life experiences), together with the mediating variables (positive self-perception and entrapment), made a substantial contribution to increasing the probability of suicide. Collectively, these factors explained 56% of the variance in suicide probability. Moreover, psychological strain and early adverse life experiences alone accounted for 29% of the variance in positive self-perception and 50% of the variance in entrapment. Conclusion: Based on these results, fostering positive self-perception in schools and educating families—particularly during critical developmental stages—is important for suicide prevention, as this factor plays a role in reducing suicidal behaviors among adolescents.

Abstract Introduction: Using the Internet and social networks is an integral part of our lives, however, excessive use of them has many psychological and social consequences. This study was conducted with the aim of a structural model of attachment styles, dark triad personality, and sensitivity to rejection with social media addiction mediated by communication skills in students.   Method: The research method is descriptive-correlational modeling of structural equations. The statistical population of this study consists of all high school students in Nurabad (Delfan) in the academic year 1400, from which a sample of 400 high school students; was selected by cluster sampling method. They completed the online version of the Attachment Style Questionnaire (Hazen and Shiver 1987), Dark Triad Personality Questionnaire (Jones and Paulus 2014), Social Network Addiction Questionnaire (Tutgun-Ünal and Deniz 2015), and Korkut’s (1996) Communication Skills Questionnaire. They also responded to the Sensitivity to Rejection Scale (Dooney and Feldman 1996).   Results: The results of structural equation modeling showed that attachment styles, dark personality triads, and rejection sensitivity account for 32% of the variance of communication skills. Also, social media addiction explains 41% of the variance of attachment styles, dark triad personality, Sensitivity to rejection, and communication skills.   Conclusion: Overall, the findings suggest that weakening rejection sensitivity, and enhancing Communication skills can be considered in future studies as contributors to social networking sites addiction for prevention or intervention studies.