Social Psychology Research

Abstract Introduction: Traumatic experiences in childhood have irreparable effects on the adult mind and are associated with suicidal thoughts. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of emotion regulation and suicide crisis syndrome in the relationship between emotional beliefs and suicidal ideation among adults with a history of childhood adversity.
Method: The research employed a descriptive-correlational design using serial path analysis. The statistical population consisted of all adults in Semnan with a history of childhood adversity, from which 320 participants were selected through purposive sampling. The instruments used in this study included questionnaires on childhood trauma, suicidal ideation, beliefs about emotions, emotion regulation, and suicide crisis syndrome. Path analysis was used to analyze the proposed research model.
Results: The findings showed that emotional beliefs had a direct and significant effect on suicidal ideation. Furthermore, emotional beliefs were related to suicidal ideation through the serial mediating roles of emotion regulation and suicide crisis syndrome (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: According to the results, negative beliefs about emotions were associated with greater emotional suppression and lower reappraisal ability, which in turn were associated with higher suicide crisis syndrome and ultimately with greater suicide risk. By understanding and gaining insight into the cycle of suicidal thoughts—particularly the mediating factors—it is possible to design and implement educational, preventive, and therapeutic programs to prevent suicidal tendencies and reduce the prevalence of suicidal ideation.

Abstract Introduction: Suicidal ideation is destructive thoughts among students which can pave the way for suicide attempts. This study aimed to extract a psychological model for the formation of suicidal ideation as social harm among students. This study was conducted using a qualitative approach based on the grounded theory. Method:  The participants were 17 students who were selected using purposive and theoretical sampling from among students with suicidal ideation or a history of a suicide attempts. The participants were interviewed and all interviews were recorded, transcribed, and finally analyzed using Strauss and Corbin’s systematic analysis. Results:  The results showed that the core theme of the model of the formation of suicidal ideation was a failure to improve living conditions and the intensified perception of unpleasant experiences. Pessimism about life and the future, demotivation, and extreme helplessness were the three factors accounting for suicidal ideation.The interfering factors identified in this study were cognitive and behavioral self-destruction, believing life to be uncontrollable, and emotional impulsivity. Furthermore, the reactions to the core theme were meaninglessness of life, loneliness, deep isolation, and existential anxiety. The outcomes identified in this study were four main categories of liberation from life, attachment to death, planning the manner of death, and carrying out the decision to commit suicide.  Conclusion: Gaining insight into the cycle of formation of suicidal ideation, especially into the interfering and underlying factors in the formation of the core theme can contribute to developing and implementing educational, preventive, and constructive treatment programs to address these factors that facilitate suicidal ideation.