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Depression, Self-Esteem and Sociodemographic Determinants of Suicidal Ideation Among University Undergraduates

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  • Abimbola A. Akanni

    (Department of Psychology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria)

  • Choja A. Oduaran

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The study examined the direct effects and interaction effects of depression, self-esteem, age and religious affiliation on suicidal ideation. A total of 241 (Mean age=18.89; female=52.7%) university undergraduates in a Nigerian university that were selected through convenient sampling procedure responded to the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Beck Depression Scale (Short form) and Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire. Results of the Two-Way ANOVA revealed a between subject significant main effect of depression, (F = 11.27, p .05, ?p2 = .015) on suicidal ideation. The interaction effect was not found to be significant (F= .49, p

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  • Abimbola A. Akanni & Choja A. Oduaran, 2019. "Depression, Self-Esteem and Sociodemographic Determinants of Suicidal Ideation Among University Undergraduates," Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, Lifescience Global, vol. 8, pages 100-104.
    • Handle: RePEc:lif:jrgelg:v:8:y:2019:p:100-104
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