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To clarify these relationships, this study examined the statistical associations among entrapment, depressive symptoms, and suicidality, with particular attention to the statistical mediating role of depressive symptoms and the moderating role of gender. This study utilized a cross-sectional design, recruiting 406 adolescents with depressive disorders (79.6% female). Entrapment (Entrapment Scale), depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), and suicidality (SBQ-R) were assessed. Mediation and moderated mediation models (PROCESS macro, Models 4 and 8) were tested with age as a control variable, and bootstrapping procedures (5,000 resamples) were used to evaluate the robustness of the effects. 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