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Title:
SILENT EPIDEMIC AMONG INDIAN STUDENTS: A PSYCHO-SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING

Authors:
Dr. Prakash Bhue , Bikash Bhue and Priyanka Dash

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Dr. Prakash Bhue1 , Bikash Bhue2 and Priyanka Dash3
1. Lecturer in Sociology, Sarala Mahavidyalaya, Rahama, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha
2. School of Education Gangadhar Meher University, Amruta Vihara, Sambalpur, Odisha
3. Department of Psychology, Panchayat College, Bargarh, Sambalpur University, Odisha

MLA 8
Bhue, Dr. Prakash, et al. "SILENT EPIDEMIC AMONG INDIAN STUDENTS: A PSYCHO-SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 8, no. 12, Dec. 2023, pp. 4002-4014, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i12.021. Accessed Dec. 2023.
APA 6
Bhue, D., Bhue, B., & Dash, P. (2023, December). SILENT EPIDEMIC AMONG INDIAN STUDENTS: A PSYCHO-SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 8(12), 4002-4014. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i12.021
Chicago
Bhue, Dr. Prakash, Bikash Bhue, and Priyanka Dash. "SILENT EPIDEMIC AMONG INDIAN STUDENTS: A PSYCHO-SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 8, no. 12 (December 2023), 4002-4014. Accessed December, 2023. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i12.021.

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ABSTRACT:
The growing competition in education and the job market has increased the rate of suicide among youths who are studying in different educational institutions as well as preparing themselves for different competitive examinations. The sudden increase in suicide rates in the last few years among youths has become a major sociological concern. The high expectations of family members and society towards their children in achieving their career goals have forced many of them to kill themselves. The failure of the state to provide adequate facilities and employment opportunities has depressed the youth of the current generation. The present paper seeks to understand the trends and underlying causes of suicide among youths from psychosocial angles and suggest some measures for policy intervention.

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