Violence in the school context and suicidal ideation in adolescence

• Autor(a) principal: Beserra, Maria Aparecida
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Souza, Sinara de Lima, Silva, Marta Angélica Iossi, Sena, Cláudia Alves de, Resende, Cristina Maria Mendes, Ferriani, Maria das Graças Carvalho
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/38005
• topic: Violence; Students; Adolescent behavior; Suicidal ideation; Violência; Estudantes; Comportamento do Adolescente; Ideação Suicida; Violência; Estudantes; Comportamento do Adolescente; Ideação Suicida

Objective: to analyze the school violence suffered and practiced and its association with suicidal ideation among adolescents aged 12 to 18 years. Method: study conducted with 643 adolescents registered in state schools in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Two questionnaires were applied: “Global School-based Student Health Survey” and “Violence at School”. For statistical analysis, the Chi-square test was used, degree of association was analyzed using the prevalence ratio. Results: the prevalence of school violence and suicidal ideation was 62.2% and 17.4%, respectively. About 28% of the adolescents reported having felt very sad, 14% of them reported feeling loneliness frequently. There was a significant association between suicidal ideation and violence in the age group of 15-18 years. Conclusion: the results point to the need for health actions aimed at strengthening the protective and prevention factors of risk situations for violence and suicidal ideation.