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A Study on Locus of Hope and Suicide Ideation among Undergraduate Students in the Philippines

Author(s) Jeanne Elyssa Samson Ebreo
Country Philippines
Abstract Last Academic Year 2021-2022, an alarming total of 2,147 students attempted suicide when most schools were still closed due to the pandemic as reported by the Philippine Daily Inquirer [1]. This study gained insight into suicide ideation among undergraduate students across the country anchoring Bernardo’s extended hope theory [7] of Snyder [8] with the premise that blockage towards the goal pathway may lead to suicide ideation among individuals with perceived low hope. The data were collected online (N=128) through Google Forms. Descriptive and multiple regression analyses of data were used. Results have shown a negative relationship between undergraduate students’ external locus of hope and suicide ideation. The likelihood of suicide ideation decreases by (-0.44 as predicted by EXT-PA; -0.62 as predicted by EXT-PE, and -0.79 as predicted by EXT-SP). Internal locus of hope (INT) on the other hand, does not predict suicide ideation. A high level of hope and a low level of suicide ideation were reported at the time of data collection. Proposed interventions to universities or colleges are recommended to further increase or maintain the hope level of undergraduate students as well as lessen or keep their suicide ideation at bay.
Keywords suicide ideation, external locus-of-hope, internal locus of hope
Field Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023
Published On 2023-08-08
Cite This A Study on Locus of Hope and Suicide Ideation among Undergraduate Students in the Philippines - Jeanne Elyssa Samson Ebreo - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5144
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5144
Short DOI https://doi.org/gskxc6

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