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The purpose of this study was to identify effects of high school students' fear of negative evaluation and self-soothing ability on suicidal ideation and to examine whether effect of fear of negative evaluation on suicidal ideation was moderated by self-soothing ability. For this purpose, data were collected from 941 high school students; and, the results were as follows. First, high school students' fear of negative evaluation and suicidal ideation showed positive correlation whereas self-soothing ability presented negative correlation with fear of negative evaluation and suicidal ideation. Second, both fear of negative evaluation and self-soothing ability predicted suicidal ideation. Third, effect of high school students' fear of negative evaluation on suicidal ideation was moderated by self-soothing ability. These findings are applicable in developing suicide prevention programs as the basis, offering implications for adolescent counseling.