Problem-solving coping and social support as mediators of academic stress and suicidal ideation among Malaysian and Indian adolescents
This study examined whether productive coping styles and social support were significant mediators of the relationship between academic stress and suicidal ideation. The survey was performed on a sample of 300 Malaysian and 300 Indian college students. The participants completed psychological assess...
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my.utm.739092017-11-21T14:33:12Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/73909/ Problem-solving coping and social support as mediators of academic stress and suicidal ideation among Malaysian and Indian adolescents Khan, Aqeel Hamdan, Abdul Rahim Ahmad, Roslee Mustaffa, Mohamed Sharif Mahalle, Salwa LB Theory and practice of education This study examined whether productive coping styles and social support were significant mediators of the relationship between academic stress and suicidal ideation. The survey was performed on a sample of 300 Malaysian and 300 Indian college students. The participants completed psychological assessments of productive coping styles, social support, academic stress, and suicidal ideation. Significant cultural and demographic differences emerged. Indian students reported higher suicidal ideation and academic stress than did Malaysian students, and Malaysian students received more social support and had better problem-solving coping styles than did Indian students. Overall, students who were male, non-religious, and from low-income families reported more academic stress and more suicidal ideation. Productive coping styles and overall social support strongly affected the relationship between academic stress and suicidal ideation among both countries’ participants. Springer New York LLC 2016 Article PeerReviewed Khan, Aqeel and Hamdan, Abdul Rahim and Ahmad, Roslee and Mustaffa, Mohamed Sharif and Mahalle, Salwa (2016) Problem-solving coping and social support as mediators of academic stress and suicidal ideation among Malaysian and Indian adolescents. Community Mental Health Journal, 52 (2). pp. 245-250. ISSN 0010-3853 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84957437722&doi=10.1007%2fs10597-015-9937-6&partnerID=40&md5=40b488fad3e55616e03f3f41bf091cbf |
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This study examined whether productive coping styles and social support were significant mediators of the relationship between academic stress and suicidal ideation. The survey was performed on a sample of 300 Malaysian and 300 Indian college students. The participants completed psychological assessments of productive coping styles, social support, academic stress, and suicidal ideation. Significant cultural and demographic differences emerged. Indian students reported higher suicidal ideation and academic stress than did Malaysian students, and Malaysian students received more social support and had better problem-solving coping styles than did Indian students. Overall, students who were male, non-religious, and from low-income families reported more academic stress and more suicidal ideation. Productive coping styles and overall social support strongly affected the relationship between academic stress and suicidal ideation among both countries’ participants. |
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Problem-solving coping and social support as mediators of academic stress and suicidal ideation among Malaysian and Indian adolescents |
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Problem-solving coping and social support as mediators of academic stress and suicidal ideation among Malaysian and Indian adolescents |
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