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- Title
Violence in the school context and suicidal ideation in adolescence.
- Authors
Aparecida Beserra, Maria; de Lima Souza, Sinara; Iossi Silva, Marta Angélica; Alves de Sena, Cláudia; Mendes Resende, Cristina Maria; Carvalho Ferriani, Maria das Graças
- Abstract
Objective: to analyze the school violence suffered and practiced and its association with suicidal ideation among adolescents aged 12 to 18 years. Method: study conducted with 643 adolescents registered in state schools in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Two questionnaires were applied: "Global School-based Student Health Survey" and "Violence at School". For statistical analysis, the Chi-square test was used, degree of association was analyzed using the prevalence ratio. Results: the prevalence of school violence and suicidal ideation was 62.2% and 17.4%, respectively. About 28% of the adolescents reported having felt very sad, 14% of them reported feeling loneliness frequently. There was a significant association between suicidal ideation and violence in the age group of 15-18 years. Conclusion: the results point to the need for health actions aimed at strengthening the protective and prevention factors of risk situations for violence and suicidal ideation.
- Subjects
SCHOOL violence; SUICIDAL behavior in youth; SUICIDAL behavior; TEENAGE suicide; ADOLESCENT psychology
- Publication
Revista de Enfermagem da UFSM, 2020, Vol 10, p1
- ISSN
2179-7692
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5902/2179769238005