RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOPE AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT WITH SUICIDAL THOUGHTS IN STUDENTS OF ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ

This study was done aiming to investigate the relationship between hope and perceived social support and suicidal thoughts in students of Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz in 2016. The research method was descriptive – correlational. From among 16000 students at different education levels, a sample of 365 subjects were selected through random and multistage cluster sampling from among 12 fields of study and different educational levels. After distribution and completion of questionnaires: Snyder Hope Scale, Suicidal Ideation Scale and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the data was analyzed. To analyze the data, Watson tests and Pearson correlation coefficient were used and to measure the normality of data distribution, Kolmogorov - Smirnov test was used. It should be noted that the above-mentioned tests were performed using SPSS version 16. The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between hope and perceived social support and meaning in life and also there is a significant positive correlation between hope in students and suicidal thoughts.

hope, suicidal thoughts, perceived social support