The relationship of sociality with self-criticism and depression among Bachelors’ nursing students

Suicide is of the most important indices of mental health in society and specifically among youth that related to different components. Thus, this study was designed to explore the relationship of suicidality with self-criticism and depression among Bachelors’ nursing students in Hamadan University of medical Sciences.

in this correlational-cross sectional study, 371 students from Nursery school, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences randomly assigned. Gathering data instruments were demographic characteristics questionnaire, Beck’ Suicidal Thoughts Scale, Self-critiquing levels scale, and Beck Depression scale that filled them out by the participants.  We gathered the data by SPSS 22 and analyzed the descriptive statistics (Mean and Standard Deviation) and inferential (Pearson Correlation Coefficient and multi variate regression).

The Findings of the study showed that there was strong and significant relationship between suicidality and depression (p<0.001). Furthermore, in multivariate regression analysis, depression significantly was predictive of suicidality (p<0.001), but between suicidality with self- critiquing, there was no significant relationship (p>0.05) and in multi variate regression, self- critiquing variable significantly was predictive of suicidality (p<0.05).

the results of the study show that suicidality among Bachelor’s Nursery students is high significant that related to depression and self-critiquing. The evaluation of student mental health and administering mental health interventions for those students are most significant.