Co-Relation of Psychological Stress & Self-Esteem on Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors among DPT Students

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  • Hafiza Rida Dawood Student, Foundation institute of rehabilitation sciences, Foundation University, Islamabad
  • Suniya Sohail Student, Foundation institute of rehabilitation sciences, Foundation University, Islamabad
  • Sara Jaffar Student, Foundation institute of rehabilitation sciences, Foundation University, Islamabad
  • Asifa Javed Student, Foundation institute of rehabilitation sciences, Foundation University, Islamabad
  • Sijal Safdar Student, Foundation institute of rehabilitation sciences, Foundation University, Islamabad
  • Shoaib Kiyani Senior Lecturer, Foundation institute of rehabilitation sciences, Foundation University, Islamabad
  • Muhammad Ehab Azim Senior Lecturer, Foundation institute of rehabilitation sciences, Foundation University, Islamabad
  • Hina Shafi 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

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2022-05-24

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Dawood HR, Sohail S, Jaffar S, Javed A, Safdar S, Kiyani S, Azim ME, Shafi H. Co-Relation of Psychological Stress & Self-Esteem on Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors among DPT Students. J Riphah Coll. Rehabili. sci. [Internet]. 2022May24 [cited 2025Aug.8];10(01). Available from: https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jrcrs/article/view/635

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