Suicidal ideation in relation to self-esteem among university students

Abstract EN

The aim of this study was to investigate the suicidal ideation in relation to the total level of self-esteem among first year junior students.

To achieve the goals of the study, a suicidal ideation questionnaire (SIQ) which was developed by the researcher the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used.

The sample consisted of 302 male and female students.

The results indicated a low level of suicidal ideation among university students.

More specifically, factors that influenced students' suicidal ideation were identified as those of psychological, sociological, physical health, family in addition to economic ones.

Furthermore, the study reported that there was a significant positive relationship ( ≤ .05) between suicidal ideation and the self-esteem level among students.

As such, students with high self-esteem obtained highest suicidal ideation scores.