Abstract
The major purpose of this research was to investigate personality factors, academic stress and socio-economic status as factors in suicide ideation among undergraduates. The second purpose was to determine the extent to which personality factors, academic stress and socio-economic status could buffer the negative impacts of suicidal ideation. Cross sectional survey was used for the design of this study and hierarchical multiple regression was adopted for data analysis. Results showed that personality factors, academic stress and socio-economic status jointly and separately predicted suicidal ideation. The research findings implied that interventions strategies to improve social network and assessment of their personality factors may have positive outcome in reducing or preventing suicide ideation among undergraduates.
Highlights
Suicide ideation is a serious psychological, social and cultural, public health problem and currently creates a lot of psychological concern to people of diverse backgrounds across the globe (Brezo, Paris, & Turecki, 2006b)
About 50% of human(s) who die of suicide acts are not clinically sampled individual(s) or having personality and stress disorder which might result to significant increase in risk of committing suicide among undergraduates of institutions of higher learning, youths, adolescents and young adults
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among personality factors, perceived academic stress and socio-economic status on suicidal ideation among a previously unstudied sample of the population, Ebonyi state university undergraduates, Abakaliki, Nigeria
Summary
Suicide ideation is a serious psychological, social and cultural, public health problem and currently creates a lot of psychological concern to people of diverse backgrounds across the globe (Brezo, Paris, & Turecki, 2006b). Suicide is the most worrisome psychological problem that significantly increases or leads to death among undergraduates in Nigerian Universities. This might create a lot of public health concern in our universities, organizations, educational, public and private sectors. About 50% of human(s) who die of suicide acts are not clinically sampled individual(s) or having personality and stress disorder which might result to significant increase in risk of committing suicide among undergraduates of institutions of higher learning, youths, adolescents and young adults. Suicidal ideation is a thought process in which an individual thinks about suicide but does not intend or plan to commit suicide. Suicidal ideation is a common phenomenon among all individuals irrespective of age, gender, ethnicity, race, academic attainment or even socio-economic status
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