TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Title Page i Recommendation For Oral Defense ii Results of Final Oral Defense iii Approval Sheet iv Acknowledgement v Abstract vii Table of Contents ix List of Figures xiii Chapter I: THE PROBLEM Introduction 1 Statement of the Problem 4 Scope and Delimitation 5 Significance of the Study 5 Chapter II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Related Literature 8 Related Studies 16 Synthesis of the State-of-the-Art 23 8 Gaps Bridged by the Study 26 Theoretical Framework 26 Conceptual Framework 30 Definition of Terms 32 Chapter III: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY Research Design 34 Sources of Data 36 Participants 36 Research Instrument 37 Data Gathering Procedure 38 Data Analysis 39 Chapter IV: STUDY TITLE Summary of transcripts per participant Chapter V: INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA Present results per statement of problem 9 CHAPTER VI: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Summary 92 Conclusions 93 Recommendations 94 REFERENCES 97 APPENDICES Appendix A – Letter approval- conduct of study & data gathering (as applicable) Appendix B - Interview Guide 108 Appendix C - Participant Information and Consent Form 110 Appendix D - Transciption 112 Appendix E - Certification of Editor 175 CURRICULUM VITAE 176 10 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1 The Theoretical Paradigm of the Study 29 2 Conceptual Paradigm of the Study 31 3 The Study’s Model on the Suicidality 11 91