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Longitudinal Association between Employment Pressure and Suicidal Ideation among Recent Graduates during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Moderated Mediation Model

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Background: The aim was to explore the relationships among employment pressure, ego depletion, negotiable fate, and recent graduates' suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A total of 2703 recent graduates completed two times questionnaires that measured employment pressure, ego depletion, negotiable fate and suicidal ideation in the current study. Results: 1) employment pressure positively predicts suicidal ideation among recent graduates; 2) ego depletion mediates the association between employment pressure and recent graduates' suicidal ideation; and 3) negotiable fate moderates the associations of employment pressure with ego depletion and suicidal ideation, while the relationships of employment pressure with ego depletion and suicidal ideation are stronger for recent graduates with a strong belief in negotiable fate. Conclusion: Ego depletion and negotiable fate play a significant role between employment pressure and recent graduates' suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This still needs to be noted in the post-epidemic era.

Source: Iranian Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.18502/ijph.v53i12.17330

Authors: Mingsheng Chen, Mingjuan Zheng

Institution: Fujian Polytechnic Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $300