title: Family processes and suicidal ideation among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong.
abstract: Based on the responses of 5,557 Chinese secondary students in Hong Kong, the relationships between perceived family functioning (systemic correlate), parent-adolescent communication (dyadic correlate), and suicidal ideation were examined in this study. Results showed that suicidal ideation was negatively related to global family functioning and parent-adolescent communication. Regression analyses indicated that the dyadic and systemic factors had similar importance in predicting suicidal ideation. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Studies, The City University of Hong Kong. scyckwok@cityu.edu.hk
authors.forename: Sylvia Y C L
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: Daniel T L
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Shek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012044:Regression Analysis; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires