Keywords
Hope
Suicidal ideation
Submitted : 2026-02-14
Accepted : 2026-03-01
Published : 2026-03-16
Abstract
Hope, a significant construct in positive psychology research, was investigated in this study for its mechanism of influence on suicidal ideation in adolescents. A questionnaire survey was administered to 152 university students, utilizing the Adult Dispositional Hope Scale and a suicidal ideation scale. The results indicated a significant negative correlation between hope and suicidal ideation (r= -.55), and hope demonstrated a significant negative predictive effect on suicidal ideation (β= -.55). This suggests that hope, with pathway thinking and agency thinking at its core, serves as a key positive psychological resource for mitigating suicide risk among adolescents. The conclusions support the applicability of the cognitive theory of hope in the field of suicide prevention and provide empirical evidence for conducting adolescent psychological crisis prevention by fostering hope.
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