Student Suicide in India

Unintended Consequences of Socio-Ecological Factors

Bibliographic Data

ID13630699
AuthorsSumant Kumar (0000-0002-9859-9394, Alliance University), Avanish Bhai Patel (0000-0001-9541-4430, Alliance University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume90
Issue2
Pages746-761
Publication date2022-06-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228221111932
PMID35762127
OpenAlexW4283649824
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

The expectation of family members and society towards students has increased in recent years to perform well or achieve success in their life. But lack of job opportunities and increased competition among students has depressed the student community. The expectation without support has negatively impacted students which has catalysed suicide among the students in India. Students are committing suicide in Indian society due to failure in achieving families' expectations which is a matter of grave concern for social scientists. The current study has applied content analysis as a method to evaluate the cases of student suicide. The cases of student suicide have been collected from different newspapers, magazines, and news portals from July 2020 and April 2021. The study finds that most students are committed suicide due to depression. The study points out that students committed suicide due to failure to fulfil the expectations of a family member

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