TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - The role of social support and spiritual wellbeing in predicting suicidal ideation among marginalized adolescents in Malaysia JO - BMC public health A1 - Ibrahim, Norhayati A1 - Che Din, Normah A1 - Ahmad, Mahadir A1 - Amit, Noh A1 - Ghazali, Shazli Ezzat A1 - Wahab, Suzaily A1 - Abdul Kadir, Nor Ba'yah A1 - Halim, Fatimah Wati A1 - Halim, Mohd Radzi Tarmizi A. SP - e553 EP - e553 VL - 19 IS - Suppl 4 N2 - BACKGROUND: The high number of adolescents and young adults harbouring suicidal ideation, as reported by the Ministry of Health Malaysia, is alarming. This cross-sectional study aims to examine the association between social support and spiritual wellbeing in predicting suicidal ideation among Malaysian adolescents.

METHODS: A total of 176 adolescents in selected urban areas in the states of Wilayah Persekutuan and Selangor were selected. The Suicide Ideation Scale (SIS) was used to measure the level of severity or tendency of suicidal ideation. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) was used to measure the perceived social support received by the respondent while the Spiritual Wellbeing Scale (SWBS) was used to measure the religious wellbeing (RWB), the existential wellbeing (EWB) and the overall score of spiritual wellbeing (SWB).

RESULTS: The study found that both RWB and EWB showed significant negative correlation with suicidal ideation. Similarly, support from family and friends also showed a negative correlation with suicidal ideation. Further analysis using multiple regressions showed that RWB and SWB, and family support predict suicidal ideation in adolescents.

CONCLUSION: Spiritual wellbeing in combination with family support plays a major role in predicting suicidal ideation. Therefore, intervention for encompassing spirituality and family support may contribute to a more positive outcome in suicidal adolescents.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 1471-2458 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6861-7 ID - ref1 ER -