Date of Award

1-1-2001

Thesis Type

Masters

Document Type

Thesis

Divisions

Faculty of Education

Department

-

Institution

Universiti Malaya

Abstract

Worldwide, suicide is among the top five causes of mortality in the 15 to 19 year age group while majority of suicide attempts is among females (WHO, 2000). The purpose of this study is to identify youth that are likely to be suicidal, their feelings and thoughts and determine the underlying factors that instigate the intention so that remedial actions can be taken before the actual attempt. The questions arise for the research would include a) Who are the female youth that are inclined to suicidal acts? b) What are the causes, feelings and thoughts that prompt them to contemplate the idea of suicide? c) What a:re the effects of the attempt and how do they feel after the attempt? The sample was obtained from the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, whereby all attempters admitted to the hospital from April to May 2000 were interviewed. After the preliminary interview, an in-depth interview was carried out with eight subjects that met the necessary criteria, as case study approach is the research method. The quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis. The findings indicated that there is no typical cause for suicide, and that female youth within the age of 14 to 30 years old accounted for forty-one percent of attempters. The majority who made repeated suicide attempts was from age 14 to 18 years old. These young women seem to be ambivalent about death, while wanting to die, they also wanted to be rescued. The fact that suicide attempters are mostly youth, schools, school counselors, teachers and the community can play a more active role in helping these vulnerable youth to manage their lives so that they are not drawn to suicide as the solution to their problems.

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Dissertation (M.A) -- Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, 2001.

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