The Effect of Parental Psychological Control Perceived by Adolescents on Suicidal Ideation: The Dual Mediating Effects of Internalized Shame and Ruminative Response Style

This study aims to investigate the relationships among perceived parental psychological control, suicidal ideation, internalized shame, and ruminative response styles in adolescents. It also explores how internalized shame and ruminative response styles mediate the relationship between perceived parental psychological control and suicidal ideation. A self-report survey was administered to 259 adolescents, and the data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics 21.0. and SPSS Macro. The results indicate the following: First, suicidal ideation significantly correlated with perceived parental psychological control, internalized shame, and ruminative response styles. Second, both internalized shame and ruminative response style fully mediated the relationship between perceived paternal psychological control and suicidal ideation. Additionally, they each partially mediated the relationship between perceived maternal psychological control and suicidal ideation in adolescents. Overall, while internalized shame and ruminative response styles fully mediated the relationship between perceived paternal psychological control and suicidal ideation, they only partially mediated the relationship between perceived maternal psychological control and suicidal ideation.