Lee Margaret T Y, Wong Betty P, Chow Bonnie W Y, McBride-Chang Catherine
Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N. T., Hong Kong.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2006 Feb;36(1):82-96. doi: 10.1521/suli.2006.36.1.82.
The unique dimensions of perceptions of school and family contributing to depression and suicide ideation in Hong Kong adolescents were examined in two studies. In Study 1, among 327 Hong Kong Chinese female students ages 13-18, 47% reported some suicide ideation. Suicide ideation was significantly associated with depression, test anxiety, academic self-concept, and adolescents' perceived parental dissatisfaction with academic performance. The correlation between test anxiety and depression was especially high (r = .51). Study 2 examined how three different aspects of perceived family relationship were associated with depression and suicide ideation. Among 371 Hong Kong Chinese adolescents ages 14-20, 52.6% reported suicide ideation. Low levels of family cohesion and support and high levels of parent-adolescent conflict were positively related to depression and suicide ideation in both genders. Across both studies, depression mediated associations between academic- and family-related variables and suicide ideation. Findings underscore the importance of both academic and family climate in understanding depression and suicide ideation among Chinese adolescents.
两项研究探讨了香港青少年中，对学校和家庭认知的独特维度对抑郁及自杀意念的影响。在研究1中，327名年龄在13至18岁的香港华裔女学生中，47%报告有过自杀意念。自杀意念与抑郁、考试焦虑、学业自我概念以及青少年感知到的父母对学业成绩的不满显著相关。考试焦虑与抑郁之间的相关性尤其高（r = 0.51）。研究2考察了感知到的家庭关系的三个不同方面如何与抑郁和自杀意念相关联。在371名年龄在14至20岁的香港华裔青少年中，52.6%报告有自杀意念。家庭凝聚力和支持水平低以及亲子冲突水平高与男女两性的抑郁和自杀意念呈正相关。在两项研究中，抑郁在学业和家庭相关变量与自杀意念之间起中介作用。研究结果强调了学业和家庭氛围在理解中国青少年抑郁和自杀意念方面的重要性。
