Citation

Makinde B, Adeoye A. Texila Int. J. Public Health 2023; 9(4).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Texila Edutech)

DOI

10.21522/TIJPH.2013.09.04.Art021

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The study assessed a gender mirrored framework into suicidal ideation and associated risk factors among undergraduates amid the prevalence of suicide ideation. A cross-sectional design was adopted for this study. The sample size was 993 respondents selected from undergraduates in public and private universities. The Statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 23 was utilized in analyzing the data from this study. Four null hypotheses on gender, suicide ideation, and four psychosocial risk factors (depression, childhood adversity, economic recession, and media reporting) were raised and tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed a highly significant correlation between gender and suicide ideation. Childhood adversity is associated with gender (r =-.149, p >0.01). The relationship between gender, suicidation, and economic recession was also significant. The study recommended that gender-specific suicide prevention and intervention programme should be provided by institutions of higher learning and the creation of awareness on the effect of childhood experience on the latter psychological health of a person. © 2021, Texila International Journal (TIJ). All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Gender; Depression; Suicide Ideation; Economic Recession; Childhood Adversity; Media Reporting