The effects of gratitude on suicidal ideation among late adolescence: A mediational chain

This study examined both the mediation effects of basic psychological needs and depression on the relationship between gratitude and suicidal ideation in late adolescence. Two hundred and eighty-seven Taiwanese university students completed measures of gratitude, basic psychological needs, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation. A cross-sectional design was conducted in the present study. Path analyses indicated that basic psychological needs and depression acted as full mediators of the association between gratitude and suicidal ideation. The identified model revealed a significant and sequential mediational path from gratitude through basic psychological needs, depression, and suicidal ideation. The current work is an incremental advancement in understanding the complex relationship between selected resiliency and risk factors of suicidal thinking.