Moderating effect of psychological resilience in relation to depression and suicidal risk among adolescents

Abstract

ObjectiveTo investigate the moderating effect of psychological resilience in relation to depressive symptoms and suicidal risk among adolescents.MethodsThe research is a descriptive survey. A total of 71 137 adolescents were selected from 163 schools in Deyang by stratified cluster sampling. Their psychological resilience， depressive symptoms and suicide risks were measured oneline by using 10-item Connor-davidson Resilience Scale （CD-RICS-10）， Patients’ Health Questionnaire Depression Scale-9 item （PHQ-9） and Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised （SBQ-R）. The moderating effect of psychological resilience in relation to depressive symptoms and suicidal risk was examined by multivariate stratified regression analysis.Results① The score of CD-RISC-10 was negatively related to PHQ-9 score and SBQ-R score （r=-0.305， -0.268， P<0.01）. ② Psychological resilience significantly moderated the relationship between depressive symptoms and suicidal risk （β=-0.100， t=-31.716， P<0.01）. ③ In both male and female adolescents， resilience played a significant role in depressive symptoms and suicide risk （β=-0.086， -0.084， t=-17.502， -18.839， P<0.01）.ConclusionPsychological resilience could significantly alleviate the impact of high-level depressive symptoms on suicidal risk among adolescents， and this effects both male and female adolescents.

Keywords

• psychological resilience
• depressive symptoms
• suicidal risk
• moderating effect
• adolescents