Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Peer Leadership on Suicidal Ideation of Adolescents in Bengkulu

ABSTRACT

To determine the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy and peer leadership on suicidal ideation among adolescents in senior high school, this study design used quasiexperimental pre-post testing with control group. Participants (N = 86) were recruited by purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation and analyzed using the Wilcoxon test, the Friedman test, and the Mann-Whitney test. The results showed that the training received by mental health nurses reduced suicidal ideation among adolescents (p < 0.05). After further cognitive behavioral therapy and peer leadership interventions, suicidal ideation decreased from the lower rate to zero (p < 0.05). A combination of the training received by mental health nurses, cognitive behavioral therapy, and peer leadership are recommended for prevention of adolescent suicidal ideation.

KEYWORDS:

• Adolescent
• suicidal ideation
• mental health nurses
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• peer leadership

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to express gratitude to Directorate of Research an Community Services at Universitas Indonesia for the Hibah Publikasi Internasional Terindeks untuk Tugas Akhir Mahasiswa Universitas Indonesia (PITTA) grant 2018. We would like to thank the participating school, teacher, and directors for their assistance in this study.

Declaration of interest statement

There is no conflict of interest the researcher has with anyone

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Funding

This Work was supported by Hibah PITTA 2018 funded by DRPM Universitas Indonesia (No.1834/UN2.R3.1/HKP.05.00/2018).