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Depression, Economic Recession and Media Reporting as Correlates of Suicidal behaviour among Undergraduates

Authors: bose makinde , Adegbite Olanrewaju , DANGANA Jonathan , OYERINDE Oyewole , ADEOYE Ayodele , BABALOLA James , Tijani Ahmad Adekilekun1

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: European Journal Of Social Sciences

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The study examined the risk factors (economic recession, media reporting and depression) predisposing undergraduates to suicidal behaviour.

The descriptive survey design was employed in carrying out the study, and the respondents were 400 undergraduates selected from two universities in Nigeria.. Data were analysed using Pearson’s correlation.

For the result, three (3) null hypothesis were formulated and tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level. The result revealed is strongly affected by depression, F value is 89.82 when df 1.399 is greater than F- table at alpha level of 0.05. The study concluded that economic recession, media reporting and depression are significantly associated with suicidal behaviour among undergraduates. However only depression and media reporting are predictors.

It was recommended that, there is need for school-based suicide prevention programme and school Social workers and counsellors should be equipped with training on suicide prevention and suicide bereavement services.

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,b. Adegbite,O. DANGANA,J. OYERINDE,O. ADEOYE,A. BABALOLA,J. Tijani,A.A . (2019). Depression, Economic Recession and Media Reporting as Correlates of Suicidal behaviour among Undergraduates, 58 (), 194-194.

,b. Adegbite,O. DANGANA,J. OYERINDE,O. ADEOYE,A. BABALOLA,J. Tijani,A.A . "Depression, Economic Recession and Media Reporting as Correlates of Suicidal behaviour among Undergraduates" 58, no (), (2019): 194-194.

,b. and Adegbite,O. and DANGANA,J. and OYERINDE,O. and ADEOYE,A. and BABALOLA,J. and Tijani,A.A and . (2019). Depression, Economic Recession and Media Reporting as Correlates of Suicidal behaviour among Undergraduates, 58 (), pp194-194.

b, AdegbiteO, DANGANAJ, OYERINDEO, ADEOYEA, BABALOLAJ, TijaniAA, . Depression, Economic Recession and Media Reporting as Correlates of Suicidal behaviour among Undergraduates. 2019, 58 ():194-194.

,bose makinde , Adegbite,Olanrewaju , DANGANA,Jonathan , OYERINDE,Oyewole , ADEOYE,Ayodele , BABALOLA,James , and Tijani,Ahmad Adekilekun1 . "Depression, Economic Recession and Media Reporting as Correlates of Suicidal behaviour among Undergraduates", 58 . (2019) : 194-194.

.bose makinde A.Olanrewaju D.Jonathan O.Oyewole A.Ayodele B.James & T.Ahmad Adekilekun1 , "Depression, Economic Recession and Media Reporting as Correlates of Suicidal behaviour among Undergraduates" vol.58, no., pp. 194-194, 2019.

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