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Influence of humor expression on suicidal ideation among adolescents: mediating effects of depressive emotion and positive emotion.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The occurrence and degree of suicidal ideation during the past month in adolescents should be regarded seriously. Several studies have noted that humor expression style and depressive emotion may influence adolescents' suicidal ideation. However, there is insufficient evidence concerning whether positive emotion reduces such suicidal ideation in adolescents. In addition, the relationships among humor expression, depressive emotion, positive emotion and suicidal ideation remain to be confirmed. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to test the mediating roles of depressive emotion and positive emotion in the relationship between humor expression and recent adolescent's suicidal ideation. METHODS:A total of 1551 students in junior high school completed questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with LISREL 8.80 and Monte Carlo resampling with R. RESULTS:The results indicate that suicidal ideation in adolescents during the past month was related not only to humor expression but also to depressive emotion and positive emotion. The stronger the depressive emotion felt, the stronger the suicidal ideation; in contrast, the stronger the positive emotion, the weaker the suicidal ideation. Moreover, depressive emotion and positive emotion were found to mediate the relationship between humor expression and suicidal ideation; additionally, positive emotion was found to mediate the relationship between depressive emotion and suicidal ideation. CONCLUSION:These results highlight that depressive emotion and positive emotion may mediate the influence of humor expression on suicidal ideation among adolescents, and positive emotion may mediate the influence of depressive emotion on suicidal ideation. More attention should be paid to decreasing adolescents' self-deprecating humor expression and depressive emotion, whereas more witty response humor expression and positive emotion should be encouraged to prevent their suicidal ideation.

SUBMITTER: Lee CY

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7448489 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Influence of humor expression on suicidal ideation among adolescents: mediating effects of depressive emotion and positive emotion.

Lee Chun-Yang CY Chiang Yi-Chen YC Li An A Li Xian X Wu Yao-Ting YT Lin Yu-Jung YJ Zhao Yuchen Y Zhang Xiaoke X

BMC psychiatry 20200826 1

<h4>Background</h4>The occurrence and degree of suicidal ideation during the past month in adolescents should be regarded seriously. Several studies have noted that humor expression style and depressive emotion may influence adolescents' suicidal ideation. However, there is insufficient evidence concerning whether positive emotion reduces such suicidal ideation in adolescents. In addition, the relationships among humor expression, depressive emotion, positive emotion and suicidal ideation remain ...[more]

PMID: 32842996

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Influence of humor expression on suicidal ideation among adolescents: mediating effects of depressive emotion and positive emotion.

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Influence of humor expression on suicidal ideation among adolescents: mediating effects of depressive emotion and positive emotion.

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