Introduction: Suicidal Ideation in adolescence has become a burning topic in today's times. The high incidence of suicide cases is believed to be precipitated by the myriad societal stressors experienced, of which social media addiction is a factor. The importance of perceived social support in the lives of adolescents cannot be undermined.


Purpose :Therefore, this study aims to determine the relationship between social media addiction, perceived social support and suicidal ideation among the adolescents in Assam and to find out if there exists a gender difference in the above-mentioned variables.


Method: The sample consisted of a total of 100 adolescents selected on the basis of simple random sampling technique. Social Networking Addiction Scale (Shahnawaz & Rehman, 2020), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988) & Suicidal Ideation Scale (Sisodia & Bhatnagar, 2011) were administered.


Results: The findings depicted a significant positive correlation between Social Media Addiction and Suicidal Ideation. However, a significant negative correlation was found between Perceived Social Support and Suicidal Ideation amongst the adolescents in Assam. Furthermore, the results of the study also revealed that significant mean gender difference exist in Social Media Addiction and Suicidal Ideation with female adolescents reporting higher levels of Social Media Addiction and Suicidal Ideation than their male counterparts.


Conclusions: The present research is a humble attempt to create awareness about how Social Media Addiction and Perceived Social Support can play the roles of risk and protective factors for Suicidal Ideation respectively thereby, paving the way to create means to reduce the deadly threat of suicidal ideation that our adolescents often experience.