Aggression, suicidal ideation and positive life orientation among the adolescent boys of Kashmir

Pages: 452-455
Manju Agarwal (Dean Student Welfare, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
Irfan Fayaz (Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Science Amity University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)

The present paper examines the correlation between the aggression, suicidal ideation and positive life orientation among adolescent boys of Kashmir. The sample consists of 100 adolescent boys (n= 100) from two different schools of Kashmir. Aggression questionnaire by Buss and Perry, Multi attitude Suicidal Scale (MAST) by Isreal Orbach and Positive life orientation scale by Agarwal and Dalal was used for data collection. The results revealed significant correlations among the dimensions of aggression with all the dimensions of suicidal ideation. The results also showed that hostility is negatively correlated with positive life orientation. The results showed significant correlation between positive life orientation and two dimension of suicidal ideation: attraction to life while repulsion by life.