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Funcionamento familiar : Qual o seu papel na autonomia comportamental, emocional e ideação suicida na adolescência
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Abstract(s)
A adolescência marca um período de crise na vida familiar em que se assiste a uma passagem da
infância para a vida adulta. O tipo de funcionamento familiar parece ser uma variável que
influencia, tanto o processo de aquisição de autonomia, como a ideação suicida na adolescência.
Através deste estudo pretendeu-se analisar qual o impacto da tipologia familiar, em termos de
Coesão e a Adapatabilidade, na percepção de autonomia comportamental e emocional, bem como
da ideação suicida na adolescência. Para isso, utilizaram-se quatro instrumentos que permitiram
avaliar o tipo de funcionamento familiar; a autonomia comportamental; a autonomia emocional e
a ideação suicida. A estes questionários responderam 187 adolescentes com idades
compreendidas entre os 13 e os 16 anos. Através de comparações de médias percebeu-se que são
os adolescentes com famílias funcionais, a nível da Coesão, que evidenciam níveis mais elevados
de autonomia comportamental e menor ideação suicida. No entanto, os adolescentes com famílias
disfuncionais, tanto a nível da Coesão como da Adaptabilidade, são os que apresentam uma
maior autonomia emocional. Estes resultados apontam para que a autonomia seja um processo
adaptativo do adolescente que percepciona a disfuncionalidade da família e procura apoios
exteriores a esta. Já os resultados da ideação suicida indicam que um ambiente familiar funcional
é uma mais valia na prevenção destes pensamentos na adolescênia.
ABSTRACT: Adolescence sets up a period of crisis in family life, when the individual goes through a big change when moving on from childhood to adult life. The kind of family functioning seems to be a factor that exerts influence upon, both the process of achieving autonomy and the suicide ideation in adolescence. With the help of this study, we have intended to examine the impact of family types, according to Cohesion and Adaptability, in the perception of behavioral and emotional autonomy, as well as suicide ideation in adolescence. For that purpose, we have used four instruments which allowed us to assess both the family functioning, behavioral autonomy, emotional autonomy and suicide ideation. 187 adolescents, between 13 and 16 years old have answered to these questionnaires. Through average comparisons, we have come to the conclusion that adolescents who live in functional in terms of Cohesion, are the ones who show higher levels of behavioral autonomy and less suicide ideation. However, adolescents who live in dysfunctional families, in what concerns both Cohesion and Adaptability, are those who reveal a higher level of emotional autonomy. These results allow us to say that autonomy may be an adaptable process of any adolescent who perceives disfunctionality in the family and, consequently, looks for support outside that one. On the other hand, results of suicide ideation indicate that a functional family atmosphere favours the prevention of suicide ideation in adolescence.
ABSTRACT: Adolescence sets up a period of crisis in family life, when the individual goes through a big change when moving on from childhood to adult life. The kind of family functioning seems to be a factor that exerts influence upon, both the process of achieving autonomy and the suicide ideation in adolescence. With the help of this study, we have intended to examine the impact of family types, according to Cohesion and Adaptability, in the perception of behavioral and emotional autonomy, as well as suicide ideation in adolescence. For that purpose, we have used four instruments which allowed us to assess both the family functioning, behavioral autonomy, emotional autonomy and suicide ideation. 187 adolescents, between 13 and 16 years old have answered to these questionnaires. Through average comparisons, we have come to the conclusion that adolescents who live in functional in terms of Cohesion, are the ones who show higher levels of behavioral autonomy and less suicide ideation. However, adolescents who live in dysfunctional families, in what concerns both Cohesion and Adaptability, are those who reveal a higher level of emotional autonomy. These results allow us to say that autonomy may be an adaptable process of any adolescent who perceives disfunctionality in the family and, consequently, looks for support outside that one. On the other hand, results of suicide ideation indicate that a functional family atmosphere favours the prevention of suicide ideation in adolescence.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Universitário
Keywords
Adolescência Funcionamento familiar Autonomia comportamental Autonomia emocional Ideação suicida Adolescence Family functioning Behavioral autonomy Emotional autonomy Suicide ideation