Citation

Chávez-Hernández AM, Correa-Romero FE, Acosta-Rojas IB, Cardoso-Espindola KV, Padilla-Gallegos GM, Valadez-Figueroa I. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2018; 48(2): 193-198.

Affiliation

Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12340

PMID

28261867

Abstract

Previous research reports a significant prevalence of child depression worldwide and self-concept as a predictor of depression and suicide behavior. Although suicide in children is an increasing problem in Mexico, there are scarce studies reporting risk factors and none of children in foster care institutions. This was a comparative, ex post facto study whose aim was to analyze associations between suicidal ideation, depression, and self-concept in two paired samples of Mexican children (83 institutionalized and 83 noninstitutionalized).

RESULTS show 16% of the children reported suicidal ideation and statistically significant differences among variables in both samples. Suggestions are made to address this problem from early ages.

© 2017 The American Association of Suicidology.

Language: en