The Moderating Role of Gender in the Relationship between Psychological Strain, Sensitivity to Rejection and Defeat with Adolescent Suicide Ideation in Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Depression and Hopelessness

Objectives:  Identifying suicidal ideation in adolescents can help timely intervention for people at risk. The present study was conducted with the aim of the moderating role of gender in the relationship between psychological strain, sensitivity to rejection and defeat with adolescent suicide ideation in adolescents: the mediating role of depression and hopelessness. Methods: The current cross-sectional research is a correlation design of the path analysis type. In this research, 623 high school students were selected using the multi-stage cluster sampling method. To collect data from the suicide probability scale (Cull, & Gill, 1988), The hospital anxiety and depression scale (Zigmond, & Snaith, 1983), psychological strain scale (Zhang and et al, 2022), Beck hopelessness scale (Beck and et al, 1974), defeat scale (Gilbert, & Allan, 1998) and rejection sensitivity questionnaire (Downey, & Feldman, 1996) were used. Research hypotheses using Pearson's correlation coefficient using SPSS software. 26 and path analysis using AMOS software. 24 were analyzed. Results: The results of the correlation coefficient showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between psychological strain, sensitivity to rejection, and defeat with depression, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation (P<0.05). defeat was directly and indirectly related to suicidal ideation. But the relationship between psychological strain and sensitivity to rejection through hopelessness and depression was related to suicidal ideation. Conclusion: These findings represent a preliminary step toward further elucidating the mechanisms of suicidal ideation and behavior and support future research-based applications of the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior.