Future orientation as a moderator between perfectionism and suicide ideation

Date of Publication

2017

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Psychology Major in Clinical Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Jaymee Abigail K. Pantaleon

Abstract/Summary

Suicide has become a major health and social issue among individuals all around the globe. It has been the second major cause of death for both males and females of all races aged 15-24 as reported by the national statistics in the U.S and the World Health Organization (WHO), while the ninth leading cause of death among Filipinos aged 20-24. According to a research done by Arria, OGrady, Caldeira, Vincent, Wilcox, & Wish (2009), attempted and completed suicides were said to be possibly predicted by the suicide ideation of a person. Many factors have been correlated to suicide and suicide ideation; one of which is perfectionism. It is the high standards a person set for him/herself. As a person puts increasing pressure to meet his/her high standards, s/he will be met by an intense need to perform better and avoid failure. This, in turn, affects his/her suicide ideation. This paper intended to find out if the relationship between perfectionism and suicide ideation will be lessened when an individual see his/her future as changeable that s/he can do something about what is waiting ahead of him/her; and this factor is called future orientation. Results indicated that Future Orientation significantly moderated the relationship of perfectionism, specifically self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism, and suicide ideation; while age and gender were both not significant in the moderation of future orientation between the predictor and response variables.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG007142

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

1 computer disc ; 4 3/4 in.

Keywords

Suicide--Philippines; Perfectionism (Personality trait)--Philippines

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