Self-esteem and suicidal ideation in pakistani undergraduates

The main purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between self-esteem and suicidal ideation in Pa- kistani undergraduates (N = 600). Participants’ ages ranged from 17 to 25 years (M =20.26, SD = 1.6) with 50% males and 50% females. A Structural Equation Modeling approach was used to analyse the data. All fit indices were examined on measurement level. Relationships between three latent variables: positive self-esteem, negative self- esteem, and suicidal ideation were assessed on structural level. Results revealed that students with negative self-esteem were more prone towards suicidal ideation (β = .15, p < .001). Moreover, those students who were having positive self-esteem were less likely indicating suicide ideation which suggested that positive self-esteem is a protective factor against suicidal ideation (β = -.10, p < .05) among undergraduates. Keywords: Negative Self-esteem; Positive Self-esteem; Structural Equation Modeling; Suicidal Ideation; Protective Factor.

• Autores: shagufta, Sonia
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad de San Buenaventura
• Repositorio: Repositorio USB
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.usb.edu.co:10819/29304
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10819/29304; https://doi.org/10.21500/19002386.5423
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2