Japanese university students’ perceived overweight and actual weight: Relationship with a wish to die

• Main Authors: Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah, Chen, Sanmei, Chen, Tao, Kumagai, Shuzo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Persatuan Psikologi Malaysia (PSIMA) dengan kerjasama Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
• Subjects: BF Psychology; H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/67705/1/Perceived%20overweight_Malaysian%20Journal%20of%20Psychology.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/67705/; http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/article/view/256/209
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Previous studies demonstrated that perceived overweight has a larger role than actual body weight does in suicidal ideation and attempts. Despite high suicidal rate found among university students, studies have been limited in examining the role of perceived overweight in relation to suicidality in...