The university student facing suicide: a literature review

Abstract

The present literature review provides an insight into suicide within the university community. We must take into account that social pressure influences our motivations, self-esteem, locus of control and other factors influenced by the society in which we live.
other factors influenced by the society in which we live. It is necessary, therefore, to provide the aforementioned a vision focusing on a specific society, in this case the review will be carried out taking into account the European productions, since the mentality of the
European productions, since the mentality and way of thinking as a society of the Europeans, with respect to terms such as social status terms such as social status, school and professional success, etc., are more similar to Spanish students than to societies of other cultures. Spanish students than with societies from other cultures such as Japan, for example. All students want to academic achievement, but although they have this common goal, the need and pressure they may feel to achieve good academic results varies.
and the pressure they may feel to do well academically varies from one society to another. Difficult circumstances
difficult circumstances may lead to the thought of suicide as the only way out, but all of this depends on many factors influenced by society. factors influenced by society. Finally, we offer some suggestions for future research and propose some suggestions for future research. while proposing some elements to be taken into account within the educational community.