Muhammad Akram Riaz, Shazia Kousar, Muhammad Naveed Riaz, Naila Batool, Humaira Yasmin.
Self-esteem, personality traits and suicidal ideations in young adults.
J Pak Psych Soc Jan ;11(2):29-31.

OBJECTIVES The research examines the relationship between self-esteem, personality traits and suicidal ideations among young adults. Additionally the study examined suicidal ideations with reference to gender. DESIGN Cross sectional study PLACE & DURATION OF STUDY The study was completed in different colleges of Abbottabad, Islamabad and Gujranwala from January 2013 to February 2014. METHODOLOGY Sample of 110 young adults was taken from different government colleges of Abbottabad, Islamabad and Gujranwala with equal number of males and females. Correlation and independent sample t-test were applied to analyze the data. RESULTS Self-esteem was negatively correlated with Suicidal ideation. Extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness were positively correlated with Suicidal ideation whereas Neuroticism was negatively correlated with suicidal ideation. Suicidal ideation was higher among males as compared with females. CONCLUSION The present research provides significant association of self-esteem and personality traits with reference to suicidal ideations among young adults.

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