Maharram Sabir Aliyev

PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF VALUE REPRESENTATIONS OF YOUTH IN THE CONTEXT OF SUICIDE IN THE MODERN ERA

Abstract. Although representations of values change over time, the importance of values never diminishes. Different researchers have given different definitions and explanations for values, which are one of the important components of our lives. Values have been defined as goals, means, standards, important objects, etc. and studies have been conducted based on the respective definitions. In turn, in our study, value concepts were investigated in the context of factors of suicidal thoughts (n=308x2) and suicide attempts (n=93x2) through the evaluation of terminal and instrumental values. According to the results, it was found that young people who did not have suicidal thoughts and did not make suicide attempts rated some terminal and instrumental values as important values higher than young people who had suicidal thoughts and attempts. There is a great need for further research in this direction.

Key words: suicide, youth, suicidal risk, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt, values, value representatıons, value orientation, terminal values, instrumental values