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        1 - The mediating role of self-criticism in the relationship between narcissism and suicidal thoughts in adolescents
        Mohammad Basereh Shahram Mami
        The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of self-criticism in the relationship between narcissism and suicidal thoughts in adolescents. The current research method is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population in this researc More
        The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of self-criticism in the relationship between narcissism and suicidal thoughts in adolescents. The current research method is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population in this research was all boys and girls aged 14 to 18 in Ilam city, 374 of whom were selected using Cochran's sample size determination form by convenience sampling method. The information of this research was collected through Thompson Self-Criticism Questionnaire 2004(LOSC), Ames Narcissism Questionnaire 2006(NPI-16) and Beck Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire 1979(BSSI). Structural equation analysis (SEM) and Sobel test were used for data analysis. The results showed that the direct effect of narcissism and suicidal thoughts (P=0.001), narcissism and self-criticism (P=0.005), self-criticism and suicidal thoughts (P=0.002) and the indirect effect of narcissism and suicidal thoughts with mediation Self-criticism is meaningful. The research model had a favorable value and the research results showed that there is a significant relationship between narcissism and suicidal thoughts based on the mediating role of self-criticism in teenagers، In other words, with the increase of self-criticism in narcissistic teenagers, the amount of suicidal thoughts increases. Manuscript profile