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Adolescents’ perceptions about non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts
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Introduction: Non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal thoughts and behaviors present high prevalence rates in adolescence.
Aims: This study aimed to describe adolescents’ perceptions about these
phenomena, and to analyze and compare the differences of these perceptions among adolescents with and without a history of non-suicidal selfinjury, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts.
Methods: The convenience sample consisted of 452 adolescents in ages between 12 and 18 (M(SD) = 15.59(1.50), 48% male and 52% female. For
data collection, the Free Association Test was used in a survey, and data was
analyzed through content analysis.
Results: Results showed that 10.8% of the participants presented a history of non-suicidal self-injury, 19.9% suicidal ideation, and 2.7% suicide
attempts. Perceptions were grouped into eight dimensions: Consumption of Psychoactive Substances; Death/Suicide; Interpersonal Factors;
Intrapersonal Factors; Moral Judgments; Negative Emotions; Psychological Functions; and Self-Injurious Methods. Further analysis revealed that
adolescents with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal
ideation, and suicide attempts presented differences in their perceptions of
these phenomena.
Conclusions: These findings contribute to the understanding regarding the
perceptions of adolescents about these phenomena and might have implications regarding their prevention and intervention.
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Keywords
Adolescence Non-suicidal self-injury Suicidal ideation Suicide attempts Free word association
Citation
Gouveia-Pereira, M., Duarte, E., & Silva, S. (2023). Adolescents perceptions about non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. European Journal of Mental Health, 18. https://doi.org/10.5708/EJMH.18.2023.0004
Publisher
Semmelweis University Institute of Mental Health