Adolescent Communication on Middle School Students ’ Suicidal Ideation: Triadic Data Analysis

Purpose: This study was done to compare families of boys or of girls for actor and partner effect of stress, depression and parent-ado-lescent communication as perceived by mother, father and adolescent on adolescents ’ suicidal ideation. Methods: Participants were 183 families (104 boys ’ families, 79 girls ’ families) who met eligibility criteria. All measures were self-administered. Data were analyzed us-ing SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 program. Results: In boys ’ families, boys ’ depression and communication with father showed actor ef-fect on boys ’ suicidal ideation. Boys ’ stress showed indirect effect on boys ’ suicidal ideation through communication with father and boys ’ depression. Mothers ’ depression showed indirect partner effect on boys ’ suicidal ideation through boys ’ depression. In families of girls, girls ’ depression and stress showed actor effects on girls ’ suicidal ideation. Girls ’ communication with mother showed indirect ef-fects through girls ’ depression. Also girls ’ stress showed indirect effect through girls ’ depression. Stress in mothers and/or fathers showed partner effect on girls ’ suicidal ideation. Conclusion: To intervene in adolescents ’ suicidal ideation and promote adolescents