An Exploratory Study to Identify the Factors Leading to Suicide Attempt among College Students in Selected Hospitals of Pune City

Suicide is now understood as a ‘public health issue’ world over. India now is facing the worst situation of the rising cases of suicides among the students. Certain steps need to be taken in this regard so that the youths are saved from taking such drastic step. The present study is a qualitative phenomenological study aims to identify factors leading to suicide attempt among college students.

The data analysis resulted in the emergence of seven distinct but interrelated themes with several subthemes in the study of reasons leading to the suicide attempts such as mental health issues, interpersonal conflict, academic factors, family distress, parental behavior, love affair and life style.