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| Published: March 27, 2018

Sociodemographic Correlates of Suicidal Ideation among College Students of Manipur

Wahengbam Rebecca Devi

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, RIMS, Lamphelpat-795004, Manipur, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Dr. Jai Prakash

Additional Professor & HOD, Dept. of Clinical Psychology RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.100/20180601

DOI: 10.25215/0601.100

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Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death worldwide for individuals aged 15–29 years, and college students are the subpopulations who are receiving less attention. The suicide crisis in India’s school and colleges is worsening, reaching the highest suicide rate in the world among youth standing at 35.5% per 100,000. Suicide reported every 15 minutes in India, one is committed by a youth in the age group of 15-29 years. The environmental and social factors unique to college students includes social, academic, psychological, and existential. This major life transition as well as specific risk factors may exacerbate existing psychological difficulties or trigger new ones that can ultimately lead to suicide. Methodology: Aims: Present study has been under taken with the aim to identify socodemographic correlates of suicidal ideation among college students. Sample: The surveying approach under the descriptive method was adopted. 200(140 females and 60 males) undergraduate students within the age range of 18-26years were selected randomly from 3 different colleges of Imphal-west district of Manipur through multistage sampling method and informed consent was taken from the participants. Tools: Semi structured and self-prepared performato collect information about socodemographic variables and Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (ASIQ) to assess the frequency of occurrence of suicidal ideation within the past month were utilized in the present study. Results and conclusion: Results indicated the presence of suicidal ideation among college students. Among the 200 participants, 10% participants were having suicidal ideation of which 8 male and 12 female participants exhibited suicidal ideation representing 10% of the 200 participants. Age and educational level were the two important variables that statistically correlated with suicidal ideation among the participants. It can be concluded that better understanding of the risk factors leading to suicide would focus on potential target for early intervention for college students.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.100/20180601

10.25215/0601.100

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Published in   Volume 06, Issue 1, January-March, 2018