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0097/2015 - Suicide-Related Behaviors And Quality Of Life By Gender, Among Mexican Adolescents High- School Students
Comportamientos De Riesgo De Suicidio Y Calidad De Vida, Por Género, En Adolescentes Mexicanos, Estudiantes De Preparatoria

Author:

• Carlos Hidalgo-Rasmussen - Hidalgo-Rasmussen, Carlos - Universidad de Gudalajara, Cultura Arte y Desarrollo Humano - <chidalgor@outlook.com>

Co-author(s):

• Alfredo Hidalgo-San Martín - Hidalgo-San Martín, Alfredo - Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud del Adolescente - <ahidalgosm@hotmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

It is important the study of the behaviors which precede suicide, not only by their association with suicide if not by their impact on quality of life. Considering the scarce of studies about suicide-related behaviors and quality of life, the aim of this study was to analyze the association between suicide-related behaviors and quality of life by gender among adolescent high school Mexican students. Is a cross-sectional study with 14-18 years age students. It was used the Youth Risk Behavior Survey translated to Spanish and the Youth Quality of Life Instrument Research Spanish version. It was applied nonparametric tests. Informed parents and students settlement consent was obtained. Ethics committee approved it. It was considered the Developmental-transactional model of youth suicidal behavior of Bridge et al. The separate analysis by gender shows for both sex, the suicide risk-behaviors associated with quality of life. Feeling down or hopeless behavior had the bigger effect sizes. The Regression models show that some suicide risk-behaviors increase the risk of lower quality of life yet after to adjust by covariates.

Keywords:

Attempted suicide suicidal ideation quality of life adolescents students

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Hidalgo-Rasmussen, Carlos, Hidalgo-San Martín, Alfredo. Suicide-Related Behaviors And Quality Of Life By Gender, Among Mexican Adolescents High- School Students. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Jun). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/suiciderelated-behaviors-and-quality-of-life-by-gender-among-mexican-adolescents-high-school-students/15164?id=15164



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