The Impact of Parental Abuse Experience and Adolescent Depression on Suicidal Thoughts

Key Points

• The study investigates the independent effects of parental abuse and adolescent depression on suicidal thoughts, controlling for sociodemographic factors.
• Analyzed data from a representative national survey involving 5,420 adolescents in South Korea.
• Used hierarchical multiple regression to assess the relationship between parental abuse, depression, and suicidal thoughts.
• Controlled for gender, parental education level, and economic status.
• Suicidal thoughts significantly correlated with both parental abuse experience and adolescent depression.
• Both factors remained significant predictors of suicidal thoughts after controlling for sociodemographic variables.
• Higher levels of suicidal thoughts were observed among girls and economically disadvantaged groups.

Abstract