Maharram Sabir Aliyev

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUICIDAL TENDENCIES AMONG YOUTH WITH HOPELESSNESS AND DEPRESSION

Abstract. The perception of hopelessness and depression as the causes of suicide among young people makes their spread dangerous. In this context, we focused our research on the relationship between hopelessness, depression, and suicidal tendencies. Our study found that the risk of suicide, hopelessness, and depression, and, accordingly, the average rates of young people with suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, are higher than those of young people without suicidal thoughts. The identification of a positive, weakly significant relationship between the risk of suicide and hopelessness (r_spearman = 0.401; p < 0.001) against the background of the suicidal thoughts factor (n = 616), as well as a positive, moderately significant relationship between the risk of suicide and depression (r_spearman = 0.507; p < 0.001) provides grounds for asserting that as the level of hopelessness and depression in young people against the background of the suicidal thoughts factor increases, their risk of committing suicide also increases, and vice versa. The finding of a positive weak significant association between suicide risk and hopelessness (r_spearman = 0.487; p < 0.001) and a positive moderate significant association between suicide risk and depression (r_spearman = 0.580; p < 0.001) against the background of the suicide attempt factor (n=186) suggests that as the level of hopelessness and depression in young people against the background of the suicide attempt factor increases, their risk of committing suicide increases, and vice versa.

Key words: suicide, suicidal tendency, suicidal risk, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt, hopelessness, depression, youth