The Mediating Effects of Self-Criticism and Internalized Shame in the relationship between Employment Stress and Suicidal Ideation on University Students

Abstract Aims The factors associated with suicidal ideation among adolescents have been extensively characterised, but the mechanisms underlying the complexities of the relationship between experiences of childhood trauma and suicidal ideation have been less studied. This study examined the direct effect of childhood trauma on suicidal ideation on the one hand and whether school bullying victimisation and Internet addiction mediate the association between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation on the other hand. Methods This school-based mental health survey was carried out in Qinghai Province in Northwest China in December 2019. We employed standardised questionnaires to collect sociodemographic and target mental health outcomes. Hierarchical multiple logistic regression and structural equation modelling were performed for the data analyses. Results This study included 5864 university students. The prevalence of lifetime suicidal ideation and Internet addiction were 34.7% and 21.4%, respectively. Overall, 16.4% and 11.4% of participants reported experiences of childhood trauma and school bullying victimisation, respectively. There were direct effects of childhood trauma, school bullying victimisation and Internet addiction on suicidal ideation. The total effect of childhood trauma on suicidal ideation was 0.201 (p < 0.001). School bullying victimisation and Internet addiction mediated the relationship between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation. Internet addiction played a mediating role between school bullying and suicidal ideation. Conclusions Childhood trauma had both direct and indirect effects on suicidal ideation; these effects were mediated by school bullying victimisation and Internet addiction in Chinese university students. Elucidating these relationships will therefore be useful in developing and implementing more targeted interventions and strategies to improve the mental well-being of Chinese university students.

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The Mediating Effects of College Student's Internalized Shame on the Relationship between Their Perfectionism and Social Unrest

Journal of School Social Work ◽

10.20993/jssw.40.8 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 40 ◽

pp. 173-194

Author(s):

Yon Sil Lee

Keyword(s):

Mediating Effects ◽

Internalized Shame ◽

Social Unrest ◽

The Relationship

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Helicopter parenting and female university students’ anxiety: does parents’ gender matter?

Families Relationships and Societies ◽

10.1332/204674319x15653625640669 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 417-430

Author(s):

Hayley Love ◽

Ming Cui ◽

Jeffery W. Allen ◽

Frank D. Fincham ◽

Ross W. May

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

Helicopter Parenting ◽

Mediating Effects ◽

The Relationship ◽

Gender Specific

This study examined two potential mechanisms, competence and self-efficacy, that might account for the relationship between helicopter parenting and anxiety symptoms among female university students, and whether any mediating effects differed by parent gender. Structural equation modelling of data collected from 473 undergraduate students showed that both competence and self-efficacy mediated the association between paternal helicopter parenting and female university students’ anxiety symptoms. No mediation effect was found for maternal helicopter parenting. A comparison between paternal and maternal effects revealed that they differed significantly from each other. Specifically, associations between helicopter parenting and female university students’ competence and self-efficacy were much stronger for fathers than for mothers. Implications of the gender-specific findings are discussed in this article, and their importance for prevention and intervention are highlighted.

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