Suicidal risks and coping strategies of student personnel assistants in a southern Philippine college
Daryl B. Casamorin | Henry E. Lemana II | Sherry V. Mecida | Cathy D. Calong | Angelica S. Padilla | Bria Ysabela O. Santiago | John Lloyd B. Mestidio | Kenn N. Tulod | Michael E. Ganayo III | Paloma B. Ladrido | Ralf Vincent P. Bagual
Discipline: humanities (non-specific)
Abstract:
In addition to their formal education, many students often work to
supplement their income, gain valuable experience, and keep themselves
motivated. However, behind the forces to become working students and
the benefits they can acquire from being such, drawbacks like burnout
that may lead to suicidal ideation inevitably confront them. This study
was aimed at determining the suicidal risks and coping strategies, both
negative and positive, of the student personnel assistants (SPAs) in one
tertiary institution in the Philippines. This study employed a descriptivecorrelational methodology, in which the researchers utilized complete
enumeration to cover twenty-nine (29) SPAs as respondents of the study.
An adopted survey questionnaire was used as an instrument and was
distributed to the respondents through Google forms. After gathering the
data, the results revealed that SPAs have a mild suicidal risk. They apply
positive coping strategies more than negative ones. Further, family
monthly income was the primary predictor of suicidal risks among SPAs.
Lastly, results show that there is a significant relationship between
suicidal risks and positive and negative coping strategies, which implies
that the lower the suicidal risks, the higher the positive coping strategies,
and vice versa. Based on the results of the study, the researchers
recommend that SPAs should apply positive coping strategies more to
prevent severe suicidal risks, teachers must be aware of the mental health
status of students and reinforce them positively during the teachinglearning process, parents of SPAs must find ways to holistically support
their children to prevent them from having mental health issues that could
lead to suicidal risks, guidance counselors must intensify their mental
health programs and services to prevent suicidal risks, school
administrators should continue supporting SPAs, and future researchers
should explore more aspects of suicidal concerns that affect students in
the next normal.
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