Psychosocial Factors and Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Suicidality Risk in Chilean Adolescents
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Suicide Teenagers Self-esteem Mental health
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2022-08-08Referencia bibliográfica
Zulic-Agramunt, C.M... [et al.]. Psychosocial Factors and Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Suicidality Risk in Chilean Adolescents. Children 2022, 9, 1185. [https://doi.org/10.3390/children9081185]
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University of Chile; University of Santiago of Chile; programme 'Recualificacion del Profesorado Universitario. ModalidadMaria Zambrano', Universidad de Granada/Ministerio de Universidades y Fondos Next Generation de la Union EuropeaResumen
Background: Suicidality in adolescents is a growing concern and is currently a public health
issue in Chile and the world. Objective: To determine the association between the risk of suicidality
with self-harm, sociodemographic parameters (that is, gender and type of school), psychosocial
variables, and social and family support in Chilean adolescents. Methods: In a cross-sectional
study, 829 (377, 45.5% girls) children/adolescents between 10 and 19 years of age participated.
Suicidality, self-esteem, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and social support perception were
evaluated by standard, validated questionnaires. The presence of self-harm, dating violence, and
family dysfunction was also evaluated through a self-report survey. Results: Suicidality risk was
related to low self-esteem (OR = 9.73; 95%; CI = 6.62–14.28; p < 0.001), low HRQoL (OR = 5.0;
95%; CI = 3.51–7.13; p < 0.001), low social support (OR; 3.38, 95%; CI; 2.48–4.6; p < 0.001), and
self-harm (OR = 8.03; 95%; CI = 5.69–11.33; p < 0.001). In family terms, suicidality risk was associated
with exposure to physical (OR = 2.47, 95%CI; 1.69–3.6; p < 0.001) and psychological (OR = 1.78, 95;
1.33–2.39; p < 0.001) aggression between parents, and with considering their family dysfunctional
(OR = 2.41 95%; CI = 1.69–3.41; p < 0.001). Finally, suicidality was associated with feeling mistreated
by a boyfriend/girlfriend (OR = 2.18; 95% CI = 1.19–3.98; p = 0.011). Conclusion: Suicidality was
associated with self-harm, low social, psychological and family well-being, and/or feeling mistreated
by a boyfriend/girlfriend.