A longitudinal study testing the role of psychache in the association between emotional abuse and suicidal ideation

Objective Research suggests that emotional abuse is associated with adolescent suicidal ideation. But how they are related is still unclear. The present study tested the temporal relationship between emotional abuse and suicidal ideation, with psychache as the potential mediator. We also examined the reciprocal relationship between psychache and suicidal ideation. Method A number of 2,259 Chinese high school students (53.8% females, mean age =...