Abstract
The present study investigated the systematic differences in suicide
ideators and non-ideators on dimensions of anger, impulsivity, and
academic stress in Pakistani adolescents. It was hypothesized that there
are systematic differences in anger, impulsivity and academic stress in
adolescents with and without suicide ideation. Through Cross sectional
research design, a sample of 200 adolescents including 100 boys and 100
girls of 13 to 17 years age range, was recruited from private schools of
Lahore. Participants with suicidal risk (n=100) were identified using
Suicidal Risk Scale (Yao et. al., 2007). Translated versions of Spielberg
State Trait Anger Expression Inventory (Spielberg, 1996), Barratt's
Impulsivity Scale (1994) and Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents
(ESSA; Sun, 2011) were used for data collection. Results revealed
significant differences between suicide ideation based group from nonsuicide ideators on anger, impulsivity and perceived academic stress. The
regression analysis revealed that anger, educational stress and impulsivity
were significant positive predictors of suicidal ideation among
adolescents. The findings implicate the role of school counselor and
parents in addressing this grave issue among adolescents.
Afsheen Masood, Fatima Kamran, Shahzada Qaisar, Farzana Ashraf. (2018) Anger, Impulsivity, Academic Stress and Suicidal Risk in suicide Ideators and Normal Cohorts, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 28, Issue 2.
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