Abstract
Based on the responses of 5,557 Chinese secondary students in Hong Kong, the relationships between perceived family functioning (systemic correlate), parent-adolescent communication (dyadic correlate), and suicidal ideation were examined in this study. Results showed that suicidal ideation was negatively related to global family functioning and parent-adolescent communication. Regression analyses indicated that the dyadic and systemic factors had similar importance in predicting suicidal ideation. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
Highlights
Chinese Conceptions of SuicideA review of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism as major Chinese religions and philosophies shows that they are opposed to suicidal behaviors[1]
Pearson correlation analyses supported Hypothesis 1 that perceived parent-adolescent communication would have a negative relationship with adolescent suicidal ideation
Chinese adolescents were recruited in this study
Summary
A review of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism as major Chinese religions and philosophies shows that they are opposed to suicidal behaviors[1]. Suicide Statistics and Related Phenomena in Hong Kong and the U.S. Suicide Statistics and Related Phenomena in Hong Kong and the U.S Despite these cultural influences, an examination of the suicide statistics indicates that suicide rates in Chinese people are not low. Shek et al.[2] showed that suicide rates in rural China were high and suicide rates among young people in Hong Kong were gradually rising in the 1990s. Adolescent suicidal ideation is an emerging social problem in Hong Kong in recent years. In two studies of adolescent youths aged 12–18 with 2,427 and 1,309 subjects, 17.8 and 12.8% reported having suicidal ideation, respectively[3,4].
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