Results
Title

Analysis of the emotional health of school adolescents.

Authors

da Silva Félix, Izabella Rodrigues; Santos Ribeiro, Ana Julya; da Silva Campos, Debora; Lopes de Souza, Amanda Ribeiro; Santos Morais, Mariany; dos Santos Junior, Darci Francisco; Bittencourt, Marina Nolli

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the emotional health of school adolescents. Methods: a parallel mixed study embedded concomitantly in a dominant model with a quantitative emphasis, carried out in a public school of reference, with a convenience sample of 55 adolescents aged between 13 and 19. The quantitative data was analyzed descriptively, and the qualitative data was analyzed through content analysis. Results: it was found that 80% of the adolescents said they were anxious, 47.2% were sad, and 32.7% had already self-harmed or attempted suicide. They said their sadness was due to their life story, fear of rejection, and low self-esteem, and 70.9% felt lonely and reported that their depressed mood led them to isolate themselves. Conclusion: sadness due to life history, fear of rejection and low self-esteem, sleep problems due to anxiety, loneliness due to fear of being bullied, difficulty in making themselves understood, and depressive symptoms are noticeable. Contributions to practice: this study made it possible to identify the needs and social determinants of mental health that are important to work on in nurses' mental health promotion practice.

Subjects

SPAIN; COMPETENCY assessment (Law); SCHOOLS; PUBLIC sector; STATISTICAL sampling; CONTENT analysis; EMOTIONS; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; TEENAGERS' conduct of life; RESEARCH methodology; ADOLESCENCE

Publication

Rev Rene, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 1, p1

ISSN

1517-3852

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.15253/2175-6783.20242593121