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Diversitas: Perspectivas en Psicología
versão impressa ISSN 1794-9998
Resumo
CANON, Sandra Constanza et al. Educational intervention proposal for the prevention of suicidal behaviour in adolescents in Manizales city (Colombia). Divers.: Perspect. Psicol. [online]. 2018, vol.14, n.1, pp.27-40. ISSN 1794-9998. https://doi.org/10.15332/s1794-9998.2018.0001.02.
Objective:
To assess the effect of an educational intervention to prevent suicidal behavior in teenagers of grades 6th to 8th at a school in Manizales, Colombia.
Materials and methods:
Quasi-experimental study (n = 103), that collected demo-graphic variables, the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale, the Myth or Reality Survey, the Rathus Assertiveness Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Participants were divided into five groups and an educational intervention lasting 8 sessions was given to them. A month later, the same questionnaires were administered.
Results:
Before the educational intervention, suicidal risk was identified in 42.7% of the sample, low self-esteem in 56.9%, confrontational assertiveness in 68.9%, and 2,9 on the myths around suicide questionnaire. After the intervention, the suicide risk factor fell to 6.8%, high self-esteem was found in 45.1%, a greater proportion of patients, 44.7% showed confrontational assertiveness, and the score on the myths questionnaire rose to 4.5. The t-test for paired groups showed significant learning in all cases (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The study highlighted the importance recognizing and strengthening social skills, having assertive communication and intellectual skills in order to reduce suicidal risk in young students.
Palavras-chave : self-esteem; adolescent; primary prevention; suicide; education.