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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to empirically examine the relationship between academic stress, personality traits and suicidal ideation among undergraduates in the University of Benin. It focused on ascertaining the relationship between academic stress, personality traits and suicidal ideation by sex and age. Eight research questions were raised and seven were hypothesized. The population of this study consisted of 4180 undergraduate students from two Faculties of the University of Benin, from which 209 students were randomly selected as sample for the study. correlational research design was adopted; Data were collected from three questionnaires titled ‘Academic stress scale (ASS)’, ‘Personality Traits Questionnaire (PTQ)’ and ‘Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ)’. The questionnaire was validated by three experts in Measurement and Evaluation and subjected to Cronbach alpha statistics. The reliability coefficient of .789 was obtained for academic stress, 772 for personality traits and .859 for suicidal ideation. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for research question one, Hypotheses one and two were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistics(PPMC), Hypotheses three, four, five and six were tested using Fishers Z, while hypothesis seven was tested using ANOVA Statistics. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significant. The findings of the study showed that the Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation among undergraduate students in University of Benin is low. Finding showed that there is a positive relationship between Academic Stress and Suicidal Ideation. Also finding revealed no relationship between personality traits and suicidal ideation. Furthermore, finding showed no difference in relationship between academic stress and suicidal ideation based on sex. Again the finding shows no difference in relationship between academic stress and suicidal ideation based on age. The finding revealed that there is no difference in the relationship between personality traits and suicidal ideation based on sex. The finding revealed that there is no difference in the relationship between personality traits and suicidal ideation based on age. Finally, the finding also revealed a significant difference in suicidal ideation among undergraduate students in the various levels in University of Benin. The study recommends that undergraduate students should be exposed to counselling services and programs to enable them cope with academic demands and likely challenges of life. The study will ensure that students are exposed to adequate counselling to enable them adjust and cope with demands of life.
