Linking Psychological Strain and Suicide Ideation: A Test of the Mediating Effect of Self-Determination among Chinese Workers

Jie Zhang; Yuxin Liu; Jianwei Zhang; Chen Chen

doi:10.1097/NMD.0000000000000809

Linking Psychological Strain and Suicide Ideation: A Test of the Mediating Effect of Self-Determination among Chinese Workers

Jie Zhang, Yuxin Liu^*, Jianwei Zhang, Chen Chen

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Abstract

Psychosocial causes of suicidal ideation among those who do not have diagnosable mental illnesses remain largely unexplored. Synthesizing the strain theory of suicide and self-determination theory, this research tested a multiple mediator model linking psychological strain with suicidal ideation via three basic psychological need satisfaction. Data from 750 professional employees in China support for the partially mediated effects of psychological strain via need satisfaction of competence and relatedness. These findings contribute to understanding Chinese employees' suicidal ideation from positive psychology perspective that is distinct from what is known from psychopathology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	362-369
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Volume	206
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000809
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2018

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Chinese workers
Strain theory of suicide (STS)
basic psychological need satisfaction
self determination theory (SDT)
suicide ideation

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