检查退伍军人情绪表达的矛盾心理与自杀意念之间的关系：创伤后应激障碍症状的调解作用

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationship between ambivalence over emotional expressiveness and suicidal ideation in veterans, with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms considered as a mediating variable. Methods and Materials: This descriptive-correlational, cross-sectional study included 100 Iran–Iraq War veterans hospitalized at Fajr Hospital who were recruited through convenience sampling. Participants completed the Ambivalence over Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire, the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation, and the Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD. Pearson’s