The Effect of Peer Leadership on Suicidal Ideation in Senior High School Teenagers

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to determine the effect of peer leadership training on suicidal ideation in senior high school teenagers. This study followed a quasi-experimental pretest–posttest design without a control group. We obtained 43 respondents using a purposive sampling technique. An intervention was provided in the form of peer leadership training sessions. Measurements were conducted twice—once pre- and once post-intervention—using the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation. The analysis used was the Wilcoxon t-test. Suicidal ideation decreased significantly (p value <0.05) after peer leadership training. Providing peer leadership training could reduce suicidal ideation in adolescents from severe categories into mild ones. Peer leadership training was an effective method for reducing suicidal ideation in adolescents and should be recommended by mental health nurses for adolescents at school.

KEYWORDS:

• Suicidal ideation
• adolescence
• peer leadership

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to express gratitude to the Directorate of Research and Community Services at the University of Indonesia for the Grant Indexed International Publications for Final Project for University of Indonesia Students (PITTA) grant 2018. The authors would like to thank the participating school, teacher, and directors for their assistance in this study.

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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Funding

This work is supported by Hibah PITTA 2018, funded by DRPM Universitas Indonesia [No. 1834/UN2.R3.1/HKP.05.00/2018].