Students' Lived Experience of the Suicide Phenomenon: A Phenomenological Study

Mohebbian, محبیان; Issazadegan, Ali; Soleyman, Esmaiel

doi:10.22034/jsi.2025.2043473.1746

Students' Lived Experience of the Suicide Phenomenon: A Phenomenological Study

Authors

محبیان mohebbian ¹

Ali issazadegan ²

Esmaiel Soleyman ³

¹ Urmia University

² Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

³ Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

10.22034/jsi.2025.2043473.1746

Abstract

The present study aimed to analyze the lived experience of students with suicidal tendencies from the phenomenon of suicide. This study was of an interpretive type and its approach was qualitative and in accordance with the phenomenological method. Potential participants of the study included all students in Mashhad in 2025 who had suicidal thoughts. The participants of the study included 11 students from Mashhad who were selected using purposive sampling and sampling continued until theoretical saturation. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. The data obtained were analyzed using the content analysis technique using MAXQDA 2024 software. The reliability of the results was verified with the Lincoln and Guba criteria. The results of the interview analysis showed that students' lived experience of the suicide phenomenon can be presented in the form of 4 organizing themes and 16 basic themes, which include intrapersonal suffering, meaningfulness of suicide, interpersonal suffering, and perceived lack of meaningfulness.

Keywords

Suicide

suicidal thoughts

suicide in students

suicide attempt