The Relation of Self-Compassion and Anger Control Dimensions With Suicide Ideation in University Students

BACKGROUND: Suicide ideation is one of the strongest risk factors for completed suicide. There have been many reports of significant increases in suicide and suicide attempts in university students. Objectives: This study was performed to determine the relationship of self-compassion and anger control dimensions with suicide ideation. Methods: The method of this study was descriptive and correlation. The statistical population comprised students of Mohaghegh Ardabili university in the second semester of the 2012 - 2013 school year. One hundred and fifty subjects were selected from this population by random multistage clustering. They were asked to answer questionnaires about suicide ideation, self-compassion, and multidimensional anger. The collected data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression tests. Results: The results of the Pearson correlation coefficient tests showed that suicide ideation was negatively correlated with self-compassion ) r = -0.19; P Conclusions: Based on the results, improving self-compassion and anger-control skills are suggested as ways to decrease suicide ideation. Keywords: Self-Compassion; Anger Control Dimensions; Suicide Ideation; University Students Language: en