Teenage Suicide Cases In India and Worldwide

Running head: TEENAGE SUICIDE
Teenage Suicide: Why it Happens and What to Do about It
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Table of Content
Chapter 1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................3
1.1 Background of the Study.......................................................................................................3
1.2 Problem Statement.................................................................................................................3
1.3 Research Questions................................................................................................................3
1.4 Research Objectives...............................................................................................................4
1.5 Significance of the Study.......................................................................................................4
1.6 Hypothesis.............................................................................................................................5
Chapter 2 Theory and Literature Review........................................................................................5
Chapter 3 Methodology...................................................................................................................7
3.1 Research Design....................................................................................................................7
3.2 Population & Sample.............................................................................................................8
3.3 Research Instrument..............................................................................................................8
3.4 Data Analysis.........................................................................................................................9
3.5 Procedures..............................................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................................................11

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
With the advancement of civilisation and growing complexities in lifestyles the rate of
depression disorder, borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder is
increasing. As a result of severe mental disorder the suicidal tendencies are also increasing
across the globe. Surprisingly, the number of cases of teen and teen suicide is growing
worldwide. The suicidal tendencies share the physiological, psychological, and social
determinants. The teenage or adolescent group implies the population within the age group of 10
to 19 years (Moreno, 2016). Self-destructive thoughts or suicidal behaviours is the results of
severe depression and different psychotic disorders. These disorders can be either the result of
biological issues or the result of different environmental factors such as personal and social
attributes. Approximately seven major factors contribute to the development of suicidal
tendencies among adolescents. Such causes include history of psychological disorders, personal
stress concerns, social interaction, substance abuse, neurobiological anomalies, hormonal
abnormalities and age group (Akkaya-Kalayci et al., 2017).
1.2 Problem Statement
The depression driven suicide attempt is also becoming a common factor in Malaysia.
Among Malaysia's teenage population, suicide will be the major cause of death within 10 to 15
years (Abdul Aziz et al., 2019). As per the national survey conducted across Malaysia on 2017,
within the age group of 13 to 17 years, 10 out of 100 teenagers had suicidal thoughts, where the
percentage was 7.9 percent on 2012 (Paun, 2020). It has been found that for each suicide around

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20 family members and friends would be impacted socially, emotionally and economically. As
found by Kok (2014), adolescent suicide increases the prevalence of suicidal thoughts and severe
mental disorders within the family members, siblings and friends. According to WHO, teenage
suicide is among the top ten death causes globally for the age group of 15 to 25. In 2018, the
ministry of health, Malaysia decided to provide mandatory mental health screening in 60 public
hospitals, 1001 primary health clinics and 21 mental health community centres (NST Online,
2019). The screening will include both clinical test and face to face interview based assessment.
Hence, in order to develop and implement effective assessment tools and treatment procedures,
understanding of the causes, symptoms of teenage suicide is very essential. Therefore, critical
analysis of biological, psychological and social determinants is required to identify the major
drivers while aiming at reducing the number of teenage suicide cases (Bratsis, 2014).
1.3 Research Questions
Form the above problem statement it has been identified that the there are many questions
that should be answered through this research. These research questions are:
 What are the theoretical aspects of suicidal tendency within adolescent?
 What is the current situation of suicidal tendency within adolescents in Malaysia?
 Which are the underlying factors of suicidal tendency within adolescents in Malaysia?
 How significantly the underlying factors are associated with suicidal tendency?
 What are the recommend strategies and preventive measures to reduce teenage suicide
rate in Malaysia?
1.4 Research Objectives