SUICIDAL IDEATION AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY, OYO CAMPUS: A TEST OF DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This study investigated demographic difference in suicidal ideation among Ekiti State University undergraduates. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study of one hundred and fifty (150) undergraduates of Ekiti States University (in affliation with University of education). The Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (α = 0.78) was used to gather information from the respondents. Independence t-test statistics and Analysis of Variance were used to analyze data. Four hypotheses were tested. The results showed that significant difference occurred in Suicidal Ideation behavior of students based on gender difference (t(148) =3.12;.P < .05) with males scoring higher. Also, there was significant difference in Suicidal Ideation of participants based on religious difference (F(2, 147) = 3.903; P
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