The study found that the links between social desirability scores and suicidal ideation were greatly affected when checking for depression levels, the most immediate psychological correlate of suicidal ideation. It also appears that social desirability, and its denial/self-deception component in particular, cannot overcome psychopathological risk factors, although it can lower their impact on adaptation. An attempt to change the cognitive factors of attribution, hopelessness, and self-esteem in hospitalized suicidal children and adolescents has emerged as a factor related to the resolution of suicidal ideation (Wagner, Rouleau, and Joiner, 2000). The study also concludes that the personality properties measured by Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scales seem related to the risk of suicide. Reinforcing those personality traits could contribute to reducing the risk of suicide in adolescents. A sample of male and female (n=950) school-aged adolescents 15 to 19 years living in the rural district of Conegliano, Northwest Italy, were given self-reported questionnaires. Tables, references