Suicide prevention: A qualitative study with Thai secondary school students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surachai Chaniang ◽  
Kamonnat Klongdee ◽  
Yupared Jompaeng
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Results

Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents around the globe. Therefore, understanding its causes and prevention is needed. Objective: This study aimed to explore Thai secondary school students’ perceptions related to causes and preventions of suicide and the learning needs of suicide prevention. Methods: A descriptive qualitative approach was employed in this study. Purposive sampling was used to select 32 adolescents for focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews were conducted with ten adolescents from September 2019 to March 2020. Data were analyzed using content analysis.   Results: Causes of suicide included seven sub-categories: parents’ expectations of children’s academic achievement, bullying, family problems, teenage love, lack of stress management skill, imitation behavior on social media, and substance use behavior. Suicide prevention consisted of five sub-categories: peer support, parental support, school support, health professionals and significant support, and knowing the value and believing in self. In addition, students’ learning needs had two sub-categories: developing online learning platforms regarding suicide prevention and mental health promotion and prevention projects. Conclusion: The findings of this study could guide nurses and other health professionals to develop a suicide prevention program for secondary school students. The study results could also be used as essential evidence for driving health care policy in promoting and preventing suicide in adolescents with the involvement of key stakeholders. Funding: Funding was provided by the Child and Youth Development Center, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, and Thai Health Promotion, Thailand

scholarly journals Knowledge of Rural Secondary School Students on First Aid Following Educational Intervention

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-37
Author(s):  
A. F. M. Salah Uddin ◽  
Syeda Israt Zahan ◽  
Fatema Binte Zinnah ◽  
Md. Motiur Rahman ◽  
Hafiza Sultana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Family Type ◽  
School Students ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Prevention Activities

Introduction: School life is an important part of children’s lives, which has a direct impact on their physical and mental health. Knowledge of health promotion and prevention activities encourages initiating first aid activities in society. Objective: To assess the level of knowledge of rural secondary school students following educational intervention on first aid. Methodology: A quasi-experimental study was carried out among 320 secondary school students. Educational intervention on first aid was applied to compare the level of knowledge before and after the intervention. Data were collected by a self-administered structured questionnaire through randomly selected students. Results: Findings showed that most of the respondents (84.2%) were between 12-15 years old and their mean age was 14.3 years. It was also found that the majority 159 (58.5%) of the respondents were male and the rest of them 113 (41.5%) were female. Regarding family type distribution, the majority 192 (70.6%) of the respondents lived in a nuclear family and 80 (29.4%) belong to joint family. In addition, 43 (15.8%) students' fathers were farmers, 74 (27.2%) were businessmen and 43 (15.8%) were day laborers. Regarding textbook knowledge on first aid 270 (99.3%) respondents knew the meaning of first aid, 232 (85.3%) students gave their opinion about cleaning the skin with Dettol or savlon in case of injury and 228 (83.8%) students answered that bleeding should be reduced by applying pressure with a clean cloth. The study found that 22 (8.1%) respondents had a good knowledge of first aid interventions before the intervention while after the intervention, a good level of knowledge was found amongst 189 (69.5%) students. The study revealed that the use of ice during injury management was not significantly (c2 =0.529, p˃ 0.05) associated with the level of first aid knowledge statistically before the intervention while after first aid intervention, there was a significant association (c2 =7.235, p˂ 0.05). Conclusion: Educational intervention on first aid improves the level of knowledge among secondary school students. Necessary measures should be taken to encourage health promotion and prevention activities during practical life.

ROLE OF THE EMOTIONS AND CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT IN WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 605-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gholam Hassan Khajavy ◽  
Peter D. MacIntyre ◽  
Elyas Barabadi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Multilevel Analysis ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Willingness To Communicate ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Classroom Level

AbstractThe purpose of the present study was to examine the relations between emotions, classroom environment, and willingness to communicate (WTC) using the advanced quantitative methodological procedure of doubly latent multilevel analysis. To this end, 1528 secondary school students from 65 different classrooms in Iran participated in the study. Results of the doubly latent multilevel analysis showed that a positive classroom environment is related to fostering WTC and enjoyment, while it reduces anxiety among students. Moreover, enjoyment was found as an important factor in increasing WTC at both student and classroom level, while anxiety reduced WTC only at the student level. Finally, the results of the study are discussed and pedagogical implications are provided for language teachers.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF FAMILY CLIMATE ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 118-127
Author(s):  
Nikhat Yasmin Shafeeq ◽  
Aliya Tazeen
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Family Climate ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated the impact of family climate on the academic achievement of government and private secondary school students. Three hundred (Boys =150; Girls =150) secondary school students were randomly chosen as the sample of the study from 8 schools (4 government and 4 private) of Aligarh. Family Climate Scale by Dr. Beena Shah (1990) was used to study respondent’s family climate, while their IX class examination results were used as the measure of academic achievement. The hypotheses were tested using the product moment coefficient of correlation to find out the relationship between the family climate and academic achievement, and for measuring the effect of the type of family climate (favorable and unfavorable) on the academic achievement of the students the investigator applied t-test. The results showed that the academic achievements of students are independent of the family environment and parental support provided to them. The study also revealed that private students have good academic records in comparison of government students.

scholarly journals Creative Learning Design in Social Studies to Promote Productive Citizenship of Secondary School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Rattikorn Chanchumni ◽  
Charin Mangkhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
School Principal ◽  
School Students ◽  
Creative Mind ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Creative Learning ◽  
Learning Management

The purposes of this research are: 1) to study the creative learning in social studies to promote productive citizenship of secondary school students; and 2) to design the guidelines for such learning. This research implements the methodology of action research, consisting of 8 samples: 1) 1 school principal and 2 social studies teachers; and 2) 5 learning management experts. The samples are chosen by the purposive sampling method. Research tools consist of 1) unstructured interview form; and 2) appropriateness assessment form for the guidelines of creative learning in social studies to promote productive citizenship of secondary school students. Methods of data analysis consists of content analysis, and descriptive analysis, in addition to calculation of the means and standard deviation. Study results revealed that: 1. Creative learning in social studies to promote productive citizenship of secondary school students consists of the development of 4 minds, including: 1) critical mind; 2) creative mind; 3) productive mind; and 4) responsible mind. And 2. The guidelines of creative learning in social studies to promote productive citizenship of secondary school students consist of 4 subjects and 8 learning management plans. The effectiveness of the guidelines in terms of the learning management was evaluated as excellent.

Determining the relation between the internet addiction in Turkish secondary school students and the perceived family support

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S441-S442
Author(s):  
I. Işık ◽  
G. Ergün
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Family

ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is to determine the relation between the internet addiction levels of secondary school students and the perceived family support.MethodsThe study was conducted in the cross-sectional and descriptive design, and the data were collected from 3391 students who were studying at 5th and 7th grades at 23 secondary schools in the city of Burdur and its central villages. The Personal Information Form, the Internet Addiction Scale, and the Social Support Received from the Family Scale were used to collect the data. The data were collected between the dates 15.11.2013 and 15.01.2014. After the necessary explanations were made to the students, the informed consent form were sent to their parents/legal guardians, and the students who returned these forms were included in the study. The numbers, percentages, average values, and standard deviation, which are among the descriptive statistical methods, were used in evaluating the data. The Pearson correlation and regression analysis were applied between the continuous variables of the study.ResultsIt was observed in the study that 4.6% of the students had internet addiction at pathological level. The factors that influenced the internet addiction were determined as the social support received from the family, being male, low school success, weekly allowance being high, studying at senior grades, and going online frequently.ConclusionsWhen the study results are analyzed it is observed that the internet addiction in secondary school students in our country is at a rate that has to be taken seriously.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Using Positive Youth Development Constructs to Design a Money Management Curriculum for Junior Secondary School Students in Hong Kong

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 2219-2229
Author(s):  
Patrick S. Y. Lau ◽  
C. M. Lam ◽  
Ben M. F. Law ◽  
Y. H. Poon
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Money Management ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary

This paper aims to discuss the relationships between the selected positive youth development constructs and the enhancement of Hong Kong junior secondary school students' money management skills, values, and attitudes. Various issues of money management of adolescents are reviewed. These issues include the need for money management programs for adolescents, the content and coverage of an appropriate money management program, and its relationships with the selected positive youth development constructs. The curriculum units for secondary 3 students are taken as examples to illustrate the design of the program. It is believed that promoting cognitive competence, self-efficacy, and spirituality could be an effective way to enhance students' money management skills, values, and attitudes, thus preparing them better for facing the finance-related issues in life.

scholarly journals Secondary School Students’ Participation in Sports and their Parents’ Level of Support: A Qualitative Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vegneskumar Maniam
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Voluntary Basis

AbstractThe study investigated student involvement in sports as part of co-curricular activities in the school and outside, and the effect of parental support upon their child’s participation in sport. The purpose of the study was to investigate in-depth the views of year 11 students from six Australian schools about their parents’ influence on their participation in sport. The schools agreed to allow their students to participate on a voluntary basis. The primary data were gathered from 111 students in the form of written personal statements in response to the researcher’s open-ended guideline questions, based on the humanistic sociological approach of studying respondents’ personal perspectives on a particular phenomenon. The 80% of respondents who claimed to play sport were involved in a total of 23 different sports, with soccer being the most frequently mentioned (29%). The 20% of respondents who did not play sport all attended schools where participation in sport was not compulsory. Parental support for sports participation was evident in 89% of their comments, but only 11% of parents played an active role. The negative family constraints identified by 15% of respondents referred to issues such as lack of parental interest in sport, concerns about safety, maintaining a balance between sport and other areas of life, and the cost involved

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