@article{ref1,
title="Hope and its relation to suicidal risk behaviors among Malaysian adolescents",
journal="Asian social science",
year="2014",
author="Min Wai, Choon and Abu Talib, Mansor and Nor Yaacob, Siti and Jo Pei, Tan and Awang, Hamidin and Hassan, Sallahuddin and Ismail, Zanariah",
volume="10",
number="12",
pages="67-71",
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. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1911-2017",
doi="10.5539/ass.v10n12p67",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v10n12p67"
}