Suicidal ideation and behavior are present among Kosovar youth. The suicide rate is lower compared to the suicide rate in other countries, however the data indicate it is an increasing inclination. This study tends to asses the interaction between anxiety, depression and hopelessness with suicidal and behavior among the young people.

The sample consisted of data collected from 25September-30 November 2008 2001 to 2005. 2393 participants were high school students (grades 11–13) from 25 municipalities of Kosovo. Participants completed the Questionnaire on Suicide ideation and behavior (Q-SIB), Hamilton Anxiety Depressive scale (HADS), Brief Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and demographic survey. Data collected are analyzed with statistic program SPSS 12, and statistic parameters are used .

The analysis revealed that the anxiety, depression and hopelessness are related with suicide ideation and behavior (arithmetic mean M, standard deviation SD), p < .001, Also T-test was used.

These findings contribute to a theoretical framework, which has implications for educational and clinical intervention. The present findings will help guide further preventative research on examining sub-clinical anxiety and depression, also hopelessness.