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| Published: September 25, 2015

Suicide Tendency among Widow and Non Widow Women

Associate Professor, Department Of Psychology, Shri V. M. Mehta Municipal Arts College, Jamnagar Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.020/20150204

DOI: 10.25215/0204.020

ABSTRACT

Purpose of this research is to comparative study of suicide tendency among widow and non widow women. The sample consisted of 80 women out which 40 were widow women and 40 non widow women. Collected data from the women as suicide tendency scale of Dr. R. G. Meghnathi. The obtained data were analyzed though “t” test to know the mean difference between the two groups widow women and non widow women in Rajkot city (Gujarat). The results show that there is significant difference in the suicide tendency level of the widow women and non widow women.

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Suicide Tendency

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A. Dadhania. (2015). Suicide Tendency among Widow and Non Widow Women. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 2 (4), DOI: 10.25215/0204.020, DIP: 18.01.020/20150204