Abstract
Introduction: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation in adolescents: the mediator of coping strategies and self-differentiation.
Method: The present study was a descriptive-correlational study using structural equation modeling, and its statistical population was all18-19 year old students at Tabriz University, from whom 300 people were selected by cluster sampling. The research tools included the Beck Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (BSSI), Bernstein Childhood Trauma (CTQ), Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ), and Self-Differentiation (DSI). The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling.
Findings: The results showed that there is a positive correlation between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation. Bootstrap results showed that there was a positive relationship between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation through problem-focused coping strategies, and a significant positive relationship was observed between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation through emotion-focused coping strategies, and there was a significant positive relationship between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation through self-differentiation.
Conclusion: Considering the importance of childhood traumas and their effects on suicidal ideation and its consequences on coping strategies and self-differentiation, it is important to investigate this issue. This study can be effective in raising awareness of parents through educational programs with practical implications.
Keywords: Suicidal ideation, childhood traumas, coping strategies, self-differentiation