Online-ISSN 2411-2933, Print-ISSN 2411-3123 August 2017 International Educative Research Foundation and Publisher © 2017 pg. 64 Parental socialization styles as a predictor of suicidal ideation in high school students Ana Laura Jiménez Martínez Medicine School, Montemorelos University, Nuevo León, Mexico. Sidney Torres González Medicine School, Montemorelos University Nuevo León, Mexico. Esteban Jahaziel Muñoz Gómez Medicine School, Montemorelos University Nuevo León, Mexico. Miriam de La Caridad Acosta Medicine School, Montemorelos University Nuevo León, Mexico. Jaime Rodríguez Gómez Education School, Montemorelos University Nuevo León, Mexico. Verenice Zarahí González Mejía Medicine School, Montemorelos University Nuevo León, Mexico Abstract Introduction: According to the World Health Organization, suicide is the second leading cause of death in the 15-29 age group. The family plays an important role in the development of adolescent mental health. It is believed that the style of parental socialization with which they were educated may be a protective or risk factor for developing problematic behaviors. Objective: To know if there is a significant difference between the types of maternal vs. paternal parental socialization and if they are predictors of suicidal ideation in students of Ignacio Carrillo Franco (ICF) Preparatory School, May 2017.