Character Strength Of Hope And Gratitude As Protective Factor Of Suicide

Abstract

Character strengths of hope and gratitude acts as protective factors of against risk factors like depression and suicide ideation. Various studies have shown that individuals high on these protective factors are less prone to risk factors and less likely to have suicide ideation. A sample of 300 adolescents including both male and females was studied for hope, gratitude, depression and suicide ideation. The results depicted significant negative correlation of both the character strengths with depression and suicide ideation. The results of regression analyses inferred that both hope and gratitude were significant predictors of depression and suicide ideation. In nutshell, the adolescents who were high on hope and gratitude scored low on depression and suicide ideation.