BACKGROUND: Adolescent suicide is a major public health concern
therefore, this study evaluated the factors related to suicide risk in adolescents. METHODS: A questionnaire-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted in Beijing, China. Participants completed general information questionnaires developed for this study: the Patient Health Questionnaire-9
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item
Revised Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire
Self-Hate Scale
Adolescent Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Assessment Questionnaire
and the Chinese version of the five-item MINI, suicide module. SPSS 22.0 software was used for the data statistics and Spearman's correlation analysis, and the significance of the mediating effect was tested using the non-parametric percentile bootstrapping method with bias correction. RESULTS: Girls had a higher risk of suicide than boys (χ CONCLUSIONS: Sex, depression, anxiety, adverse childhood experiences, self-hate, and non-suicidal self-injury were associated with suicide risk in adolescents. Self-hate mediated the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and suicide risk. Suicide prevention efforts should focus on reducing the negative impact of these risk factors. This study provides important evidence-based support for adolescent suicide prevention and intervention strategies. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: Not applicable.