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Aeinfar M. Modeling Suicidal Ideation Based on Social Anxiety with the Mediating Roles of Self-Disgust and Perceived Burdensomeness among Social Media Users. RBS 2026; 24 (1)
URL: http://rbs.mui.ac.ir/article-1-2185-en.html
URL: http://rbs.mui.ac.ir/article-1-2185-en.html
Psychiatrist; Fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran , Maeenfar@gmail.com
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Aim and Background: Suicidal ideation is a major mental health concern among youth. This study examined social anxiety as a predictor of suicidal ideation, with self-disgust and perceived burdensomeness as mediators among social media users.
Methods and Materials: This was a basic research study with a descriptive-correlational design. The study included 230 social media users aged 20–24 years with over 4 hours of daily use, recruited through convenience sampling and assessed online. Data were collected using the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (Watson & Friend, 1969), the Multidimensional Self-Disgust Scale (Carreras, 2017), the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (Van Orden et al., 2012), and the Scale for Suicide Ideation (Beck, Kovacs, & Weissman, 1979). Data were analyzed using correlation analysis, path analysis, and bootstrapping in SPSS and AMOS.
Findings: The results showed that social anxiety significantly and positively predicted self-disgust, perceived burdensomeness, and suicidal ideation, while self-disgust and perceived burdensomeness were also significant predictors of suicidal ideation. In addition, the indirect effect of social anxiety on suicidal ideation through both mediating variables was significant, and the fit indices confirmed the good fit of the proposed model.
Conclusions: Social anxiety was associated with suicidal ideation both directly and indirectly through self-disgust and perceived burdensomeness. Therefore, reducing these factors may help prevent suicidal ideation among young social media users.
Methods and Materials: This was a basic research study with a descriptive-correlational design. The study included 230 social media users aged 20–24 years with over 4 hours of daily use, recruited through convenience sampling and assessed online. Data were collected using the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (Watson & Friend, 1969), the Multidimensional Self-Disgust Scale (Carreras, 2017), the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (Van Orden et al., 2012), and the Scale for Suicide Ideation (Beck, Kovacs, & Weissman, 1979). Data were analyzed using correlation analysis, path analysis, and bootstrapping in SPSS and AMOS.
Findings: The results showed that social anxiety significantly and positively predicted self-disgust, perceived burdensomeness, and suicidal ideation, while self-disgust and perceived burdensomeness were also significant predictors of suicidal ideation. In addition, the indirect effect of social anxiety on suicidal ideation through both mediating variables was significant, and the fit indices confirmed the good fit of the proposed model.
Conclusions: Social anxiety was associated with suicidal ideation both directly and indirectly through self-disgust and perceived burdensomeness. Therefore, reducing these factors may help prevent suicidal ideation among young social media users.
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Received: 2026/08/27 | Accepted: 2026/09/1 | Published: 2026/09/1
Received: 2026/08/27 | Accepted: 2026/09/1 | Published: 2026/09/1
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