The meanings of suicidal behaviour to psychology students in Ghana: A qualitative approach-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The meanings of suicidal behaviour to psychology students in Ghana: A qualitative approach

Published:2011-10-22 Issue:5 Volume:48 Page:643-659
ISSN:1363-4615
Container-title:Transcultural Psychiatry
language:en
Short-container-title:Transcult Psychiatry

Author:

Osafo Joseph¹,Hjelmeland Heidi²,Akotia Charity S.³,Knizek Birthe Loa⁴

Affiliation:

1. University of Ghana and Norwegian University of Science and Technology

2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Norwegian Institute of Public Health

3. University of Ghana

4. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Health(social science)

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1363461511417319

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