Original Article: JRCRS. 2022; 10(1): 35-39
10- Co-Relation of Psychological Stress & Self-Esteem on Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors among DPT Students
Hafiza Rida Dawood1, Suniya Sohail2, Sara Jaffar3, Asifa Javed4, Sijal Safdar5, Shoaib Kiyani6, Muhammad Ehab Azim7, Hina Shafi8
1-5 Student, Foundation institute of rehabilitation sciences, Foundation University, Islamabad
6-7 Senior Lecturer, Foundation institute of rehabilitation sciences, Foundation University, Islamabad
8 Assistant Professor, Foundation institute of rehabilitation sciences, Foundation University, Islamabad
Abstract:
Background: Stress can disrupt an individual’s bodily and mental wellbeing. It is apt to state that Professional education is a stressful phase for numerous candidates, and can result in a negative effect on one’s emotional health and academic performance.
Objective: The objective of the study was to identify the correlation of Psychological stress and self-esteem on suicidal thoughts and behaviors among Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students.
Methods: The study was conducted for the duration of 8 months from July 2019 to February 2020, after getting approval from the institutional research committee FUIRS and the sampling technique was convenient sampling. The study included 298 DPT students (13.70%) males and (86.30% females) with a mean age of 21.9 +1.59 years. For the evaluation of suicidal thoughts and behavior, psychological stress and self-esteem. We used the suicidal behavior questionnaire revised version SBQ Revised, student stress inventory scale SSI, and Rosenberg questionnaire RBQ respectively. Statistical analysis was done through SPSS version 21.
Results: The results showed that there was a non-significant very weak negative correlation between Suicidal thoughts & behavior with student’s self-esteem (r = -0.1, p = 0.084) and a significant weak positive correlation between Suicidal thoughts & behavior with student’s psychological stress (r = 0.309, p = 0.001).
Conclusion: The results showed that DPT students constitute a vulnerable group having a weak positive correlation of Psychological stress on suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Keywords: Psychological stress, Suicide, Self-esteem