Social risk factors and protection against adolescent suicide

The phenomenon of adolescent suicide involves social and contextual issues that need to be enriched in a specialized literature, so the aim of the current research was to know the social risk and protective factors associated with this problem. A qualitative study was conducted through focus groups...

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Autores: Bravo Andrade, Héctor Rubén, Orozco Solis, Mercedes Gabriela, Ruvalcaba Romero, Norma Alicia, Colunga Rodríguez, Cecilia, Ángel González, Mario
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.unife.edu.pe:article/1189
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unife.edu.pe/index.php/avancesenpsicologia/article/view/1189
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:suicidio, adolescentes, factores sociales de riesgo, factores sociales de protección, cualitativa
suicide, adolescents, social risk factors, social protective factors, qualitative
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Sumario:The phenomenon of adolescent suicide involves social and contextual issues that need to be enriched in a specialized literature, so the aim of the current research was to know the social risk and protective factors associated with this problem. A qualitative study was conducted through focus groups conformed by students, teachers and psychotherapists, chosen through a convenience sampling. Through qualitative data coding, emerged as social risk factors mass media, especially the internet, as well as been involved in a bullying situation. On the other hand, factors such as peer group, school and social context were identified as elements that can represent both risk and protective factors. It is discussed, the need of taking actions in order to develop positive interactions from a health promotion approach.