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Angielyn O. Petere, New Era University, PhilippinesBill Chislev Jeff J. Cabrera, New Era University, Philippines
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Suicide has long been recognized as a significant public health concern across countries worldwide. Although it has been extensively studied over the years, the World Health Organization (WHO, 2025) disclosed that the availability and quality of data on suicide and self-harm is poor. The present study examined the mediating roles of extraversion and neuroticism in the relationship between thwarted belongingness and suicidal ideation among university students. A total of 354 respondents from various colleges and universities in Metro Manila, Philippines, completed standardized questionnaires. Using mediation analysis via PROCESS Model 4 (Hayes, 2022), findings revealed that both personality traits served as partial mediators between thwarted belongingness and suicidal ideation. As expected, neuroticism heightened vulnerability to suicidal ideation, consistent with its established role as a risk factor. Surprisingly, extraversion which typically considered a protective trait was also found to have a positive association with suicidal ideation. This unexpected finding provides insight into why some individuals who appear happy, sociable, and energetic when surrounded by others may still harbor hidden suicidal thoughts and, in some cases, take their own lives.
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Conference: ACSS2026Stream: Psychology & Social Psychology
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Petere A., & Cabrera B. (2026) The Mediating Roles of Neuroticism and Extraversion in the Relationship Between Thwarted Belongingness and Suicidal Ideation Among College Students ISSN: 2186-2303 – The Asian Conference on the Social Sciences 2026: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 75-81) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-2303.2026.7
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-2303.2026.7
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