Maharram Sabir Aliyev
PSYCHOLOGICAL
ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL IDENTITY AND SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
Abstract. Studying suicidal tendencies in the context of social
identity is particularly important. Social identity is defined as a person's
awareness of belonging to a particular group or self-identification with a
group. In other words, it is crucial to examine the extent to which suicidal
tendencies is associated with group membership or self-identification with a
group. For this purpose, we chose this issue as the subject of our study. The
study revealed significant differences in social identity between young people
with and without suicidal ideation (n=616),
as well as between those who attempted suicide and those who did not (n=186).
It was found that as the level of social identity of young people with suicidal
ideation increases, their risk of suicide decreases, or vice versa (rspearman
= -.430; p < .001). It was found that there is a negative, weakly
significant relationship between the risk of suicide and social orientation in
the context of suicidal ideation (rspearman = -.152; p < .001),
as well as a positive, weakly significant relationship with antisocial
orientation (rspearman = .350; p < .001). In other words,
antisocially oriented youth have a higher risk of suicide in the context of
suicidal ideation than socially oriented youth. It was also found that as the
level of social identity of youth in the context of suicide attempts increases,
their risk of suicide decreases, and vice versa (rspearman = -.547;
p < .001). A negative, weakly significant association was found between
suicide risk and social orientation in the context of suicide attempts (rspearman
= -.253; p < .001), as well as a positive, weakly significant association
with antisocial orientation (rspearman = .496; p < .001). It was
found that antisocially oriented youth are at higher risk of suicide in the
context of suicide attempts compared to socially oriented youth.
Key words: suicide, suicidal tendency, the risk of suicide,
suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt, social identity
