Prediction of suicidal ideations based on socioeconomic status and mental health among University of Tabriz students

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of socioeconomic status and dimensions of mental health with suicidal tendency among students of the University of Tabriz, Iran. Methods: The present descriptive and correlational study was conducted on 900 students of the University of Tabriz in the academic year of 2016-2017. The study tools included the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSSI), Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R), and Socio-Economic Status Questionnaire (SESQ) of Ghodratnama et al. Results: Correlation results showed that depression (r = 0.514, P < 0.01), psychoticism (r = 0.478, P < 0.01), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (r = 0.463, P < 0.01), respectively, had the highest correlation with suicidal ideations. Somatization was also correlated with suicidal ideations (r = 0.231, P < 0.05). Of the components of socioeconomic status, income (r = -0.401, P < 0.01), and the economic class component (r = -0.321, P < 0.05) had the highest correlation coefficients, respectively. Results of regression analysis indicated that the mental health variable predicted suicide in merely 58.6% of people. Moreover, with the addition of the socioeconomic status variable to the equation, both variables predicted an average of 71.6% of the overall suicidal ideations among individuals. Conclusion: Results indicated that mental health difficulties and socioeconomic problems might have a negative impact on the development of suicidal thoughts. Therefore, it is highly recommended that students’ mental health and social/financial problems be taken into consideration by educational managers responsible in universities, a mission that would be included in curriculum plans.

Effectiveness of group counseling based on self-knowledge sources in increasing assertiveness in male addicts in rehabilitation program

“…10 Considering that psychotherapy based on self-recognition sources has had a significant effect on variables such as self-esteem, marital satisfaction, positive attitude to addiction, 8 that is, due to the problems associated with addiction including depression, anxiety, amnesia, psychosis, and brain disorders, and social problems such as theft, prostitution, and violence, increased false occupations and reduced efficiency, and a large number of disturbed families, and also according to the number of addicts based on drug addiction statistics in recent years (near to 1.8 to 3.3 million), this area needs to be considered seriously. 11 In this regard, the results of Amirjan et al 12 also showed that psychotherapy based on self-knowledge sources was effective in increasing the selfesteem of high school girls. Girls who took advantage of this therapeutic approach increased their self-esteem by balancing their mental energy and self-decreasing selfesteem.…”