Abstract
Previous research revealed that decreased meaning in life significantly interprets suicide ideation and loneliness. However, given that existential meaninglessness has been conceptualized as a tripartite model, it remains unclear the relationship between existential meaninglessness and suicidal ideation and loneliness, and whether the three facets of existential meaninglessness have different explanatory effects on suicidal ideation and loneliness. To address these issues, the present study recruited 1188 Chinese college students aged 17–28 years, who completed measures of existential meaninglessness, suicide ideation, and loneliness. Results showed that: (1) existential meaninglessness and its three facets are significantly and positively associated with suicidal ideation and loneliness, (2) the explanatory effects of facets of existential meaninglessness on suicidal ideation and loneliness are different, and (3) both concern and anxiety dimension, the insignificance facet of existential meaninglessness accounted for additional significant variance above and beyond the other facets of existential meaninglessness in suicidal ideation but not in loneliness. These findings suggest that it is important to examine the relationship between meaninglessness and suicidal ideation and loneliness from a multifaceted construct, lending support to the tripartite model of existential meaninglessness, and providing recommendations for relevant intervention practices.
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