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This study examined whether private online self-disclosure, depressive symptoms, and somatic complaints were associated with suicidal ideation beyond time spent on social media.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 1364 adolescents aged 11\u201319 years. Participants completed a questionnaire on social media use and private online self-disclosure, the Children\u2019s Depression Inventory\u20132, and selected Youth Self-Report items assessing somatic complaints and suicidal ideation. Correlation and hierarchical regression analyses were performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Suicidal ideation was associated with depressive symptoms, somatic complaints, and private online self-disclosure. In the final regression model, depressive symptoms, somatic complaints, and private online self-disclosure remained independently associated with suicidal ideation, whereas time spent on social media was not significantly associated with suicidal ideation after adjustment for the other predictors. 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