The influence of the training of coping skills for stress on self-control and intensity of depression among adolescents with suicide risk

  • Authors

    • Budi Anna Keliat Indonesia University
    • Tinneke Aneke Tololiu Polytechnic of Nursing, Ministry of Health, Manado
    • Novy Helena Catharina Daulima Indonesia University
    • Erna Erawati Polytechnic of Health Ministry, Semarang, Central Java
    2015-09-13
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijans.v4i2.4928
  • The Training of Coping Skills for Stress, Self Control, Intensity of Depression, Adolescents.

  • Background: Suicide was the second leading cause of death among 15–29 year-olds globally in 2012. While the key elements in developing a national suicide prevention strategy not only the health sector but also education so far the training of coping skills for stress was not being a part of health school program to prevent suicide.

    Objective: This study conducted to explore the training of coping skills for stress on self-control and intensity of depression among adolescents with suicide risk.

    Method: This research design using a quasi-experimental pre-posttest with control group. The sample consisted of each 40 adolescents in the intervention group and in the control group.

    Results: We found that the adolescent’s self-control and the intensity of depression was improved significantly in the intervention group.

    Conclusion: The training of coping skills for stress appears to be effective in increasing self-control and decreasing intensity of depression. We recommended that the training of coping skills for stress for adolescents should become a health school program in suicide prevention.

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    Keliat, B. A., Tololiu, T. A., Daulima, N. H. C., & Erawati, E. (2015). The influence of the training of coping skills for stress on self-control and intensity of depression among adolescents with suicide risk. International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies, 4(2), 110-114. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijans.v4i2.4928