DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL ATTITUDE AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2012, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The study examined depression and suicidal attitude among adolescents in some selected secondary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. A total number of 97 students were randomly selected from four secondary schools. The subjects were exposed to “Psychological State of the Adolescents Questionnaireâ€. The questionnaire consists of 25 items. Three hypotheses were raised. The data were analysed using t-Test statistics. Results showed that adolescents’ thought line was significantly related to the depressive suicidal attitude with tcal of 2.696 at 0.05 level of significance. The adolescents’ thought line that is their cognition which shows their belief, difficulty in making decision, negative view of themselves, and the world around them was significantly related to the depressive suicidal attitude. This showed that their cognition changes when they are depressed, while personal feelings and peer acceptance were not significantly related to the depressive suicidal attitude with t-cal of 0.954 and 0.952 respectively at 0.05 level of significance.
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Dr. (Mrs. ) B. O. Ajidahun
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