Sociological research on suicidal ideation has often focused on structural factors, such as marital status, when analyzing the protective effects of social integration; however, less is known about how the quality of romantic relationships shapes suicidality among young adults. This study uses the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health to examine the association between romantic relationship quality and suicidal ideation in young adulthood. Results indicate that simply being in a romantic relationship is unrelated to suicidal ideation. In fact, odds of reporting suicidal ideation are comparable for respondents who are married or cohabiting and respondents who are single or dating. Findings show that respondents who report greater romantic relationship quality in any romantic relation type are less likely to report suicidal ideation. This study contributes to previous research in the sociology of mental health by extending our understanding of the protective role of relationship quality.

在分析社会融合的保护作用时，关于自杀意念的社会学研究通常侧重于婚姻状况等结构性因素。然而，人们对浪漫关系的质量如何影响年轻人的自杀倾向知之甚少。这项研究使用了《青少年对成人健康的国家纵向研究》，研究了浪漫关系质量与年轻成年时期的自杀观念之间的关系。结果表明，简单地恋爱与自杀意念无关。实际上，已婚或同居的被告与单身或约会的被告有自杀意念的可能性相当。研究结果表明，在任何一种恋爱关系类型中报告恋爱关系质量更高的受访者报告自杀意念的可能性较小。通过扩展我们对关系质量的保护作用的理解，本研究为心理健康社会学的先前研究做出了贡献。