Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 8, 2025

The Social Dimension of Stress: Experimental Manipulations of Social Support and Social Identity in the Trier Social Stress Test
Published on: November 19, 2015
Interpersonal Relationship and Suicide Attempt: The Role of Family and Social Relationship
Qin Zhou1, Ning Li2, Chang An Li3
1School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
This study investigates the role of family and social relationships in cases of attempted suicide in China. Studies, mostly analyzing data from developed countries, have indicated that interpersonal relationships are important predictors of suicidal behaviors. This study's data were derived from a case-control study in China. Family relationships included relationships with spouses, parents, and parents-in-law. Poor family and social relationships were significantly associated with increased risk of attempted suicide in women and men. Depression and social support significantly mediated the association between interpersonal relationship and attempted suicide. Poor relationship with spouse was significantly associated with an elevated risk of attempted suicide. Relationship with parents-in-law was also significantly associated with attempted suicide in women, whereas family relationships played a more important role than social relationships in suicidal behaviors, especially in men. The findings imply that suicide prevention in China could be conducted from the perspective of improving family relationships, especially husband/wife and parents/daughters-in-law relationships.
Related Concept Videos
Psychological and Sociocultural Causes of Schizophrenia
Erikson's Theory on Socioemotional Development during Adolescence
The Stanford Prison Experiment
Influence of Parents and Peers on Identity
Parental Influence on Identity Development
Parents serve as primary guides and managers in an adolescent's life, offering support instrumental in decision-making and personal growth....
Relationship Formation
Stress Prevention and Stress Management Techniques V

