Negative automatic thoughts as a mediator of the relationship between depression and suicidal behaviour in an at-risk sample of Malaysian adolescents

Choon MW 1 , Abu Talib M 1 , Yaacob SN 1 , Awang H 2 , Tan JP 3 , Hassan S 4 Show all authors , Ismail Z 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Psychiatry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Social Work and Social Care, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
  • 4 Department of Economics and Agribusiness, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia
Child Adolesc Ment Health, 2015 May;20(2):89-93.
PMID: 32680393 DOI: 10.1111/camh.12075

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study examined the mediating role of negative automatic thoughts in the relationship between depression and suicidal behaviour in a sample of at-risk Malaysian adolescents.

METHOD: A total of 1441 adolescents were initially recruited via multistage cluster sampling. Subsequently, 294 at-risk adolescents were selected for further analyses through a specified cut-off score.

RESULTS: The results showed significant positive relationships among the study variables. Specifically, negative automatic thoughts emerged as a significant mediator in the relation between depression and suicidal behaviour (z = 7.15, p 

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