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Zulic-Agramunt, Christianne Milena

Paola Guzman-Guzman, Iris

Delgado-Floody, Pedro

Cerda Saavedra, Monserrat Belen

Gutierrez De la Fuente, Patricio

Meza Solano, Mario

Sagredo Berrios, Claudia

Perez Testor, Carles

Psychosocial Factors and Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Suicidality Risk in Chilean Adolescents

MDPI

CHILDREN-BASEL

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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.

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10.3390/children9081185

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suicide

teenagers

self-esteem

mental health

NONSUICIDAL SELF-INJURY

IDEATION

ESTEEM

SAMPLE

BEHAVIORS

SCALE

HARM

Pediatría

suicidio

adolescentes

autoestima

salud mental

AUTOLESIÓN NO SUICIDAL

IDEACIÓN

ESTIMA

MUESTRA

COMPORTAMIENTOS

ESCALA

DAÑO

Psiquiatría

Psicología (Incluyendo relación hombre-máquina)

Salud Pública y Ambiental

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WOS:000847200400001

Psychosocial Factors and Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Suicidality Risk in Chilean Adolescents

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