Problem-solving skills and suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students: the mediating role of hopelessness
Objective: Recent evidence suggests that suicidal ideation has increased among Malaysian college students over the past two decades; therefore, it is essential to increase our knowledge concerning the etiology of suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students. This study was conducted to examine...
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| author | Abdollahi, Abbas Abu Talib, Mansor Yaacob, Siti Nor Ismail, Zanariah |
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| description | Objective: Recent evidence suggests that suicidal ideation has increased among Malaysian college students over the past two decades; therefore, it is essential to increase our knowledge concerning the etiology of suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students. This study was conducted to examine the relationships between problem-solving skills, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students. Methods: The participants included 500 undergraduate students from two Malaysian public universities who completed the self-report questionnaires. Results: Structural equation modeling estimated that college students with poor problem-solving confidence, external personal control of emotion, and avoiding style were more likely to report suicidal ideation. Hopelessness partially mediated the relationship between problem-solving skills and suicidal ideation. Conclusion: These findings reinforce the importance of poor problem-solving skills and hopelessness as risk factors for suicidal ideation among college students. |
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| spelling | upm-433292016-05-18T04:55:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43329/ Problem-solving skills and suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students: the mediating role of hopelessness Abdollahi, Abbas Abu Talib, Mansor Yaacob, Siti Nor Ismail, Zanariah Objective: Recent evidence suggests that suicidal ideation has increased among Malaysian college students over the past two decades; therefore, it is essential to increase our knowledge concerning the etiology of suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students. This study was conducted to examine the relationships between problem-solving skills, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students. Methods: The participants included 500 undergraduate students from two Malaysian public universities who completed the self-report questionnaires. Results: Structural equation modeling estimated that college students with poor problem-solving confidence, external personal control of emotion, and avoiding style were more likely to report suicidal ideation. Hopelessness partially mediated the relationship between problem-solving skills and suicidal ideation. Conclusion: These findings reinforce the importance of poor problem-solving skills and hopelessness as risk factors for suicidal ideation among college students. Springer 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43329/1/Problem-solving%20skills%20and%20suicidal%20ideation%20among%20Malaysian%20college%20students%20the%20mediating%20role%20of%20hopelessness.pdf Abdollahi, Abbas and Abu Talib, Mansor and Yaacob, Siti Nor and Ismail, Zanariah (2016) Problem-solving skills and suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students: the mediating role of hopelessness. Academic Psychiatry, 40 (2). pp. 261-267. ISSN 1042-9670; ESSN: 1545-7230 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40596-015-0383-0 10.1007/s40596-015-0383-0 |
| spellingShingle | Abdollahi, Abbas Abu Talib, Mansor Yaacob, Siti Nor Ismail, Zanariah Problem-solving skills and suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students: the mediating role of hopelessness |
| title | Problem-solving skills and suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students: the mediating role of hopelessness |
| title_full | Problem-solving skills and suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students: the mediating role of hopelessness |
| title_fullStr | Problem-solving skills and suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students: the mediating role of hopelessness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Problem-solving skills and suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students: the mediating role of hopelessness |
| title_short | Problem-solving skills and suicidal ideation among Malaysian college students: the mediating role of hopelessness |
| title_sort | problem-solving skills and suicidal ideation among malaysian college students: the mediating role of hopelessness |
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