Aggressive Behavior and Suicidal Ideation of Adolescents with High and Low Level of Frustration Intolerance

Abstract

With the "new normal," individuals tend to struggle in tolerating frustrations. Frustration intolerance is the difficulty to overcome stressful situations which may lead to negative behaviors like aggressiveness, depression, and suicidal ideation. This study focused on the adolescents’ level of frustration intolerance, aggressive behavior, and suicidal ideation and how they vary in terms of family structure and locus of control; and the relationship between frustration intolerance and aggressive behavior and suicidal ideation. A quantitative method of analysis was employed. The sample were the 375 high school students of three state universities in Region 1. Results show that the respondents have an average level of frustration intolerance, and aggressive behavior, but a low level of suicidal ideation. A significant difference was found between the levels of aggressive behavior of respondents from the three categories of family structure regardless of the level of frustration intolerance. With suicidal ideation, only the level of frustration intolerance, regardless of family structure, is statistically significant. Locus of control and the level of frustration intolerance are significant factors in suicidal ideation. A significant difference was found between the suicidal ideation of respondents with external locus of control and respondents with internal locus of control; and of respondents with external locus of control and bi-local locus of control. There are significant relationships between frustration intolerance, aggressive behavior, and suicidal ideation.