Family and individual factors of suicidal ideation in adolescents
2011
The aim of this study was to better understand the phenomenon of suicidal
behavior of adolescents by establishing relations between characteristics of
a family system and suicidal ideation, as well as determining the influence
of family and individual factors on suicidal ideation in adolescents. The
systemic family therapy was used as the theoretical framework for this
investigation. The study sample included 96 adolescents, aged 14-21 years,
who assessed the functionality of their own families that were in the
adolescent phase of a family life cycle at the time of the study.
Participants were assigned to one of the three groups: the first consisted of
adolescents who had previously attempted suicide, the second of adolescents
who had another psychiatric problem at the time of the study, and the third
was made up of adolescents who had never had psychiatric or psychological
problems. The following instruments were used: Self-report Family Inventory
(SFI), Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI), Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, and
Beck’s Suicidal Ideation Scale (SIS). The results suggest that family has a
significant, but indirect influence on suicidal ideation in adolescents.
Suicidal ideation is primarily related to adolescents’ individual
characteristics, which are indeed strongly influenced by family
functionality.
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