The Role of Perceived Burdensomeness in the Link Between Functional Impairment and Suicidal Ideation in Clinically‐Referred Youth

These findings provide novel evidence that perceived burdensomeness may explain the link between impairment and suicidal ideation in youth, and that this explanatory link strengthens with increasing age. Clinically, results underscore the need for developmentally tailored interventions that target perceptions of burdensomeness to mitigate suicidal thoughts in at-risk youth.