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- Title
Suicidal ideation and its relationship with resilience and coping strategies in a sample of young colombians during the covid-19 pandemic.
- Authors
Klimenko, Olena; Márquez-Rojas, Néstor R.; Acero-Lopera, Eliana; Orrego-Lopera, Valentina; Ramírez-Sánchez, Daniela
- Abstract
Objective: The article presents results of a study aimed at describing suicidal ideation in a sample of young people between 18 and 35 years of age, from the city of Medellín, during the COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship with resilience and coping strategies. Method: quantitative approach study, descriptive-correlational level and the non experimental expos-facto method. The Beck et al. Suicide Ideation Scale (1979), the Coping Strategies Scale (EEC-M) validated in the Colombian population by Londoño et al. (2006) and the Argentine version of the Wagnild and Youth Resilience Scale were used for information collection (ER), validated by Rodríguez et al. (2009). 151 inhabitants of Medellín participated, with average age M= 24.5 (Dt=5.3). Results: Medium level was identified in the variable attitude towards death, and low level in suicidal desire. Resilience presents medium high levels, highlighting the capacity for self-efficacy and the capacity for purpose and meaning of life. was identified a frequent use of functional coping strategies such as problem solving, positive reevaluation, seeking social support and autonomy, and also the non-functional strategies such as emotional and cognitive avoidance and denial. Was presented a negative correlation between the variables of suicidal ideation and the aspects of resilience and the use of functional coping strategies as social support search and positive reevaluation. Conclusions: It is concluded that the resilience ability and the use of functional coping strategies, especially related to social support and the positive re-evaluation of the situation acted as protective factors against suicidal ideation in the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Subjects
COLOMBIA; SUICIDAL ideation; PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience; YOUNG adults; COPING Strategies Questionnaire; SOCIAL support; COVID-19 pandemic; PROBLEM solving; CAPACITY (Law)
- Publication
Búsqueda, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0123-9813
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21892/01239813.668