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Suicide Ideation And Its Associated Risk Factors Among Adolescent Students In The Eastern Mediterranean Region, Rabia Khalid
Suicide Ideation And Its Associated Risk Factors Among Adolescent Students In The Eastern Mediterranean Region, Rabia Khalid
Public Health Theses
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Purpose: The intention of this study is to examine and compare the prevalence and correlates of suicide ideation among the youth in four Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries, namely Morocco, Jordan, United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. The results from this study are a valuable resource for further understanding suicidal behavior among youth in a region where the subject is often understudied and considered taboo. Additionally, findings from the study are important in prevention efforts in order to reduce suicide related behaviors and injuries among youth in EMR countries. The study also examined the correlates and variables associated with suicide …
Silence Is Not Golden: Attitudes Towards Suicide In The African American Community, Latrice Wright
Silence Is Not Golden: Attitudes Towards Suicide In The African American Community, Latrice Wright
Africana Studies Theses
The purpose of this study was to investigate the opinions of African American college students as they relate to suicide. A questionnaire was distributed to 92 individuals in a computer classroom setting. Their responses were then analyzed to investigate whether ethnic identity salience influenced the students’ perspectives of suicide. Regression analysis revealed that ethnic identity salience did not influence acceptability and normality of suicide in the African American students. Analysis also demonstrated that ethnic identity salience did not effect whether the African American students viewed suicide as being related to mental or moral illness. Seventeen of those who took the …