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Article : SUICIDE IDEATION AND LONELINESS AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS
Author Name : Mandeep Kaur
Abstract : This study aims to investigate Suicide Ideation and Loneliness among Senior Citizens. The study was carried out in Jalandhar City with a sample of 80 old males who were living with and without their spouses. They were administered Suicide Ideation scale by Reynolds and Loneliness scale by Russell & Powell. The data thus collected was subjected to one-way ANOVA. The results indicated that elders living with their spouses differ significantly on suicide ideation and loneliness as compared to elders who live without their spouses. Elders who live without their spouses reported more loneliness and higher Suicide Ideation.
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