Predicting Suicide Tendency Based on Family Relationship Patterns and Boundary in Students

Adolescent is associated with rapid changes, such as changes in family structure and relationship, family abandonment, and increase in educational and social problems and therefore, suicide in this ages have greater rate than other ages. Thus, suicide at this age is the most prevalent in comparison with other ages. The aim of the current study was to predict the suicidal tendencies based on patterns and communication boundaries in students. The present study was a descriptive correlational study. The research sample included all Ardabil school’s students in 2016-2017. Using convenience sampling, 432 people were selected as samples and the questionnaire of 400 students was analytic. To collect data, a short form of Family Communication Patterns Scale, a revised suicide questionnaire, and a family communication boundaries scale were used. Data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and SPSS-23 software.
The physical aspect of the human domain The relationship between family communication patterns with mean score 37.1±5.9 and normal boundary aspect of boundary communication with mean score 11/1±2. (withr=0.31 and r=0.23 respectively) with suicidal tendency with mean score 7.7±4.8 showed a significant negative correlation (P<0.01).Also, the results of the regression analysis revealed that 44% of the total variance of the suicidal tendency in students based on communication patterns and communication boundaries is predictable (P<0.01). It seems that family patterns and boundaries of communication are able to predict and explain suicidal tendencies to a moderate extent.