Citation

Min Wai C, Abu Talib M, Nor Yaacob S, Jo Pei T, Awang H, Hassan S, Ismail Z. Asian Soc. Sci. 2014; 10(12): 67-71.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Canadian Center of Science and Education)

DOI

10.5539/ass.v10n12p67

PMID

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Abstract

Suicide is an epidemic issue worldwide and Asian countries are of no exception. In Malaysia, adolescent suicide constituted 10% of the overall reported suicide cases. Aforementioned, the current study examines Snyder's theory of hope to understand suicidal risk among Malaysian adolescents. A total of 1441 adolescents were recruited using a multistage cluster sampling.

RESULTS showed significant relationship between both agency and pathway thinking with risk of suicidal behavior. Specifically, only agency thinking uniquely predicts adolescents' suicidal risk in a regression model. Adolescents with higher motivation towards accomplishing a goal or plan have lower risk engaging in suicidal behaviors. Thus, suicide prevention focusing on increasing hope is significantly important. Limitations were discussed in the study.

Language: en