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- Title
Gender differences in suicide ideation among college students in Kuwait.
- Authors
Alsalman, R.
- Abstract
Introduction The Beck Scale for Suicide ideation (BSS) has consistently been regarded as a strong tool for measuring cognitive and somatic aspects of suicide ideation symptomatology in both clinical and non-clinical population. There is no study until this date that examines the BSS within Kuwaiti College students. Objective The present study aims at identifying impact of gender (male/female) on suicide ideation. Methods The sample was consisted of (584) undergraduates students (284 of males and 300 females). The study applies Beck Scale for Suicide ideation (BSS) and suicide Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ). Results Table 1 descriptive statistics for two standardized self-report measures means and standard deviations for these measures were within the expected ranges for college samples. The mean (BSS) score was 5.2 for males and 7.0 for females. The mean (SIQ) score was 11.3 for males and 13.7 for females. Conclusion BSS revealed significant gender differences in score indicated that females obtained higher scores than males on suicide Ideation although the magnitude of the difference was small. Table not available.
- Subjects
GENDER differences (Psychology); SUICIDAL ideation; PSYCHOLOGY of college students; KUWAITIS; BECK Scale for Suicide Ideation; COGNITIVE ability; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
European Psychiatry, 2016, Vol 33, pS746
- ISSN
0924-9338
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2229