Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine psychology students' attitudes toward suicidal behaviour and the meanings they assign to the act. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 final year psychology students at a university in Ghana. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that the students had a generalized negative attitude toward suicide. Religious beliefs and family harmony are cultural contexts influencing the interpretation of suicidal behaviour as breach of divine and communal moralities. The implications of these meanings of suicidal behaviour for suicide prevention in Ghana are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 643-659 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Transcultural Psychiatry |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Ghana
- attitudes
- psychology students
- qualitative methods
- suicidal behaviour
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