Teenage Suicide
The Faculty of High School Department
Claret College of Isabela
Isabela City, Basilan
In partial fulfilment
Of the requirement in ENGLISH IV
Presented by:
Melvin Carmel M. Manapol II
IV-St.Lorenzo Ruiz
Presented to
Mr. Robert V Carbayas
February 2011
Table of Contents
Title Page i
Approval Sheet ii
Acknowledgements iii
Dedication iv
Abstract v
Chapter I
Inroduction
Background Information
Statement of the problem
Research Hypothesis
Conceptual Framework of the Study
Significance of the study
Scope and Delimitation of the Study
Chapter II
Review of Related Literature
Chapter III: Research Methodology
Research Setting
Research Design
Data Gathering Procedure
Respondents
Validation of Instrument
Chapter IV
Summary, Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data
Chapter V Conclusion And Recommendation
Conclusion
Recommendations
Bibliography
Appendix
Curriculum Vitae
Survey Form
Approval Sheet
The research paper entitled Why do people commit suicide is submitted by Melvin Carmel
M. Manapol II in partial fulfilment of the requirement in ENGLISH IV is hereby accepted.
Robert V Carbayas
Research Adviser
Passed and submitted the Research Proposal on February, 2011. Approved by the oral
examination Committee with a grade of .
Robert V Carbayas
Chairman
Mr. Carlito Layos Ms. Jennifer Flores
Member Member
Accepted in partial fulfilment of the requirement in English IV
Mrs. Ma. Janet F. Sagoso
High School Principal
Acknowledgement
I would like to thank my family for helping me in this research paper financially and to my
friend who is supporting me in doing this research paper.
Dedication
I would like to dedicate this research paper to my parents for supporting and my friends for
still supporting me.
Abstract
This paper researches the causes ofteenagesuicides. Termingsuicideas one of the leading
causes of death and an important public health problem worldwide, the author presents
statistics for the prevalence ofsuicidesworldwide and amongstteenagers. The paper
discusses the causes of teensuicideaccording to three perspectives: the sociological
perspective, the psychological perspective and the biological/medical perspective. From
these perspectives, the author draws and tests hypotheses with a survey conducted among
34 random students. The paper explains the results of the hypotheses but warns that the
survey was conducted in Malaysia and as such, the hypotheses that did not concur with the
participants opinion were probably due to different values compared to that of Western
society. In closing, the author also provides recommendations to the problem
ofteenagesuicideviasuicideintervention programs. This paper includes tables, graphs and
charts.
Chapter I
Inroduction
Suicide is the third most common cause of death amongst adolescents between 15-24 years
of age, and the sixth most common cause of death amongst 5-14 year olds. It is estimated
that over half of all teens suffering from depression will attempt suicide at least once, and
of those teens, roughly seven percent will succeed on the first try. Teenagers are especially
vulnerable to the threat of suicide, because in addition to increased stress from school,
