Department of Anthropology (UGC Centre of Advanced Study), Panjab University, Sector-14, Chandigarh, India.
Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Acta Biomed. 2022 Aug 31;93(4):e2022217. doi: 10.23750/abm.v93i4.12805.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, an increase in the number of suicides was observed in India. Therefore, the present study aims to explore various factors affecting the mental health of an individual and their consequences. Moreover, it has been attempted to assess the suicidal risk in the population of North India by using the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R).
The young adults from the North Indian population belonging to the age group of 18 to 35 years (24.93±4.42 years) have been incorporated into the study. A total of 190 responses (102 males and 88 females) were recorded through online mode. The present questionnaire has incorporated the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) and some of the parameters taken from the psychology today online survey.
The demographic characteristics of the respondents were described by using frequencies and percentages, means, and standard deviations. Cronbach's alpha, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO), and the Bartlett sphericity were calculated. The mean SBQ-R score was recorded to be 4.62±1.5. Further, during the factor analysis with the principal component method, seven factors have explained the 70.797% of the cumulative variance with an eigenvalue of 1.
The SBQ-R assessment revealed a minimal risk of suicidal behavior but the frequency distribution of the parameters taken for the psychological assessment has highlighted that anxiousness or worriedness has a significant impact on the mental health of the population at risk. Therefore, it is recommended that some precautionary measures, such as online mental health services, should be taken by the health ministry to keep the population healthy.
在印度 COVID-19 大流行期间，印度的自杀人数有所增加。因此，本研究旨在探讨影响个体心理健康的各种因素及其后果。此外，还试图通过使用修订后的自杀行为问卷（SBQ-R）评估印度北部人口的自杀风险。
本研究纳入了年龄在 18 至 35 岁之间（24.93±4.42 岁）的来自印度北部的年轻成年人。通过在线模式共记录了 190 份回复（102 名男性和 88 名女性）。本问卷包含修订后的自杀行为问卷（SBQ-R）和一些取自今日心理学在线调查的参数。
使用频率和百分比、平均值和标准差描述了受访者的人口统计学特征。计算了克朗巴赫的阿尔法、凯泽-迈耶-奥尔金（KMO）和巴特利特球形度。记录的 SBQ-R 平均得分为 4.62±1.5。此外，在使用主成分法进行的因子分析中，七个因素解释了 70.797%的累积方差，特征值为 1。
SBQ-R 评估显示自杀行为风险较低，但用于心理评估的参数的频率分布突出表明焦虑或担忧对处于风险中的人群的心理健康有重大影响。因此，建议卫生部采取一些预防措施，例如在线心理健康服务，以保持人口健康。
