Socioeconomic and Demographic Predictors of Suicidal Risk and Interpersonal Needs: A Cross-Sectional Study of University Students in Pakistan.

Authors

  • Uroosa Jamil M.Phil. Psychology, Muslim Youth University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Syed Azeem Iqbal BS in Psychology, International Islamic university Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Eiman Altaf BS in Psychology, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Bakhtawar Afzal BS in Psychology, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Samaira Batool BS in psychology, Fatima Jinnah Women College, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55737/rl.v5i1.26169

Keywords:

Suicidal Risk, Interpersonal Needs, Perceived Burdensomeness, Socioeconomic Status, University Students, Pakistan

Abstract

Within the context of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide, this look at checked out socioeconomic and demographic predictors of interpersonal desires and suicide hazard amongst Pakistani College students. A pattern of 522 college students changed into decided on from universities legal with the aid of using the Higher Education Commission the use of a cross-sectional survey technique. Along with demographic and socioeconomic data, members crammed out questionnaires measuring emotions of hopelessness, thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and suicide thoughts. The findings confirmed that interpersonal misery and pessimism had been drastically better amongst scholars from lower-profits houses and people whose fathers had much less training. Perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation all confirmed sturdy fine correlations, with hopelessness displaying the very best correlation with suicidal hazard, in line with correlation studies. The theoretical speculation that socioeconomic inequality will increase suicide susceptibility thru interpersonal and cognitive pathways is supported with the aid of using those data. The look at emphasizes how institutional injustices and person mental problems have an effect on college  students` suicidal hazard. Early detection of high-hazard college students can be more advantageous with the aid of using inclusive of socioeconomic evaluation into campus intellectual fitness services. The outcomes spotlight the need for socially aware suicide prevention strategies in South Asian better training settings and guide the cross-cultural validation of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide.

Author Biography

  • Uroosa Jamil, M.Phil. Psychology, Muslim Youth University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

    Corresponding Author: [email protected]

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Published

2026-02-18

How to Cite

Jamil, U., Iqbal, S. A., Altaf, E., Afzal, B., & Batool, S. (2026). Socioeconomic and Demographic Predictors of Suicidal Risk and Interpersonal Needs: A Cross-Sectional Study of University Students in Pakistan. Regional Lens, 5(1), 101-111. https://doi.org/10.55737/rl.v5i1.26169