Year: 2026 | Month: July-September | Volume: 11 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 41-45
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/gijhsr.20260305
Depression: An exploration into Suicidal, Nonsuicidal Self-Injurious and Normal Young Adults
Kiran Kharka1, Vallari Kukreti2, Madhulata Nayal3
1Department of Psychology, S.S.J. Campus, Almora, Kumaun University,
2Department of Psychology, S.D.M. Govt. P.G. College, Doiwala, Dehradun,
3Department of Psychology, S.S.J. University, Almora, Campus Almora, Uttarakhand, India.
Corresponding Author: Vallari Kukreti
ABSTRACT
Nonsuicidal Self-injury and suicide are psychosocial and psycho-physiological concerns in youth. The present study aimed to 1) study the level of depression in normal, suicidal, and NSSI young adults, and 2) to compare the level of depression in normal, suicidal, and NSSI young adults. The Personal Data Schedule, Beck Depression Inventory-2 (BDI-2), and Structured Interview were administered to 200 young adults, 100 females, and 100 males. Of them, 30 (15 females and 15 females) were chosen at random as normal young adults, 22 (9 females and 13 males) reported NSSI, and 17 (5 females and 12 males) indicated suicidal thoughts. The study found a link between suicidal young adults and depression. In this study, we found that NSSI and normal young adults have less depression than suicidal young adults. Further studies required more sophisticated statistics, a larger sample size,
Keywords: Depression, Nonsuicidal Self-injury (NSSI), Suicidal Thoughts, Young Adults.