Magister Artium - MA / This mini-thesis aims to gauge the extent of occurrences of suicidal ideations
among a sample of first-year students at the University of the Western Cape. The
study investigates whether differences among those with suicidal ideations exist
with respect to gender, race, religious affiliation and faculty for which students are
registered. The sample of the current study consisted of 161 students from two first year Psychology classes at the University of the Western Cape. Non-probability
convenience sampling was used whereby only those students who attended the two
lectures were asked to participate in the current study. Students self-completed a
questionnaire which included a brief demographic section and a section with the
Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS). The overall occurrence of suicidal ideations
in the chosen sample was 26%. No significant differences among those with suicidal ideations in terms of gender, race, religion or faculty were observed. The results of this study highlight the importance of establishing prevention and intervention programmes on university campuses to create more awareness about suicide and offer more education to students on this topic in general, as well as to specifically offer counselling and support to students suffering from suicidal ideations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/5077 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Zozulya, Maya |
| Contributors | Andipatin, Michelle |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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