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O mundo online dos comportamentos autolesivos: as relações entre as representações online dos comportamentos autolesivos e a sua severidade e diversidade, ideação suicida e a identificação na adolescência
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Este estudo procurou descrever as atividades online relativas aos comportamentos autolesivos
(CAL). Comparou-se os adolescentes com e sem uma história de CAL relativamente às
frequências das atividades online, severidade e diversidade dos comportamentos, à ideação
suicida e à identificação com os indivíduos que criam conteúdos sobre os CAL online.
Analisou-se a relação entre as variáveis e investigou-se se existiam diferenças entre os níveis
de severidade dos CAL na frequência das atividades online. Os participantes consistiram em
357 adolescentes portugueses com idades entre os 12 e os 22 anos (M = 16.61, DP = 1.84).
Distribuíram-se questionários de autorrelato que avaliavam a história, severidade e
diversidade dos CAL, as atividades online relativas aos CAL, a ideação suicida e a
identificação. Os resultados demonstraram que 84.6% dos participantes já realizou alguma
atividade online sobre os CAL. Os indivíduos com uma história de CAL reportaram níveis
significativamente maiores de frequências de comunicação online, de identificação com quem
cria conteúdos sobre os CAL online e de ideação suicida em comparação com os sem uma
história destes comportamentos. Demonstraram-se associações positivas significativas entre
as frequências de comunicação online sobre os CAL e a diversidade dos CAL, e entre as
frequências de comunicação e de partilha de conteúdos online com a ideação suicida.
Sobressai neste estudo a elevada prevalência das representações online dos CAL em Portugal,
assinalando a importância de ações preventivas e clínicas junto dos adolescentes mais em
risco que partilham e conversam sobre os CAL online.
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to describe online activities related to deliberate self-harm (DSH). Adolescents with and without a history of DSH were compared regarding to the frequencies of online activities, DSH severity and diversity, suicidal ideation and identification to the people who create DSH content online. The relationship between these variables was examined and the differences between the DSH severity levels on the frequencies of online activities were investigated. The participants consisted of 357 portuguese adolescents aged between 12 to 22 years (M = 16.61, DP = 1.84). Self-reported questionnaires which evaluated DSH history, severity and diversity, online activities related to DSH, suicidal ideation and identification were distributed. Results showed that 84.6% of the sample had engaged in online DSH activities. The participants with a DSH history had significantly higher frequencies of online communication, levels of identification with those who created online contents related to DSH and of suicidal ideation compared to those without a history of this behaviours. Significantly positive associations were found between the frequencies of DSH related online communication and DSH diversity, and between the frequencies of communication and frequency of sharing DSH related contents with suicidal ideation. This study highlights the high prevalence of DSH online representations and the importance of taking preventive and clinical measures with the high risk adolescents who share and talk about DSH online.
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to describe online activities related to deliberate self-harm (DSH). Adolescents with and without a history of DSH were compared regarding to the frequencies of online activities, DSH severity and diversity, suicidal ideation and identification to the people who create DSH content online. The relationship between these variables was examined and the differences between the DSH severity levels on the frequencies of online activities were investigated. The participants consisted of 357 portuguese adolescents aged between 12 to 22 years (M = 16.61, DP = 1.84). Self-reported questionnaires which evaluated DSH history, severity and diversity, online activities related to DSH, suicidal ideation and identification were distributed. Results showed that 84.6% of the sample had engaged in online DSH activities. The participants with a DSH history had significantly higher frequencies of online communication, levels of identification with those who created online contents related to DSH and of suicidal ideation compared to those without a history of this behaviours. Significantly positive associations were found between the frequencies of DSH related online communication and DSH diversity, and between the frequencies of communication and frequency of sharing DSH related contents with suicidal ideation. This study highlights the high prevalence of DSH online representations and the importance of taking preventive and clinical measures with the high risk adolescents who share and talk about DSH online.
Description
Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto
Universitário para a obtenção de grau de
Mestre na especialidade de Mestre em
Psicologia Clínica.
Keywords
Adolescentes Comportamentos autolesivos Ideação suicida Online Identificação Adolescents Deliberate self-harm Suicidal ideation Online Identification