Depression, Self-Esteem and Sociodemographic Determinants of Suicidal Ideation Among University Undergraduates

Autor: Abimbola A. Akanni, Choja Oduaran
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Reviews on Global Economics. 8:100-104
ISSN: 1929-7092
DOI: 10.6000/1929-7092.2019.08.10
Popis: The study examined the direct effects and interaction effects of depression, self-esteem, age and religious affiliation on suicidal ideation. A total of 241 (Mean age=18.89; female=52.7%) university undergraduates in a Nigerian university that were selected through convenient sampling procedure responded to the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Beck Depression Scale (Short form) and Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire. Results of the Two-Way ANOVA revealed a between subject significant main effect of depression, (F = 11.27, p .05, ?p2 = .015) on suicidal ideation. The interaction effect was not found to be significant (F= .49, p
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