Browsing by Author "Layug, Kim M."
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Item Restricted A study on the influence of hunger and alcohol consumption on suicidal tendencies among Filipino high school students(2016-01) Gaborni, Alessandra Mae B. ; Layug, Kim M. ; Ravago, Majah-Leah V.Suicide and mental health are among the pressing issues that different nations from around the globe are trying to address. A previous time trend study in the Philippines found that the younger age groups, especially females, are not only susceptible to suicides, but also to non-fatal self-harming and failed suicide attempts. While it is no surprise that people suffering from depression are at most risk of committing suicide, existing literatures from other countries have linked alcohol consumption and experiencing hunger to suicidal behavior. Hence, our paper aims to examine how these factors could influence high school students in the Philippines into exhibiting suicidal behavior. Our paper found that although experiencing hunger is not a very strong predictor for whether a student will seriously consider suicide, it is a strong predictor for actual suicide attempts. Alcohol consumption, on the other hand, has a positive relationship with both suicidal thoughts and actual attempts. Our paper also found that increasing frequency of both experiencing hunger and consuming alcohol could increase the probability that the student will attempt suicide. In addition, females have higher likelihood of exhibiting suicidal behavior than males regardless of levels of hunger and alcohol consumption.