Perceived stressful life events and suicide risk in adolescence: The mediating role of perceived family functioning

Caro-Cañizares, Irene; Sánchez-Colorado, Nuria; Baca-García, Enrique; Carballo-Belloso, Juan J.

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dc.contributor.author	Caro-Cañizares, Irene
dc.contributor.author	Sánchez-Colorado, Nuria
dc.contributor.author	Baca-García, Enrique
dc.contributor.author	Carballo-Belloso, Juan J.
dc.date.accessioned	2024-03-25T15:06:43Z
dc.date.available	2024-03-25T15:06:43Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.identifier.uri	http://repositorio.ucm.cl/handle/ucm/5260
dc.description.abstract	Aim: Suicidal behavior is a serious public health problem and a major cause of death among adolescents. Three categories of major risk factors have been identified: psychological factors, stressful life events, and personality traits. Severe and objective stressful life events (SLEs), such as childhood mistreatment or abuse, have been clearly associated with higher rates of suicide risk. However, the relationship between suicide risk and adolescents’ perceptions of the SLE impact is not as clear. This paper studies the relationship between SLE impact perception and suicide risk and the possible mediating role of perceived family functioning in this relationship. The need for longer-term or more intense psychological or psychiatric treatment in relation to SLE impact perception is also addressed. Method: One hundred forty-seven adolescents aged 11–17 were consecutively recruited from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Outpatient Services Department of a general hospital in Madrid, Spain. Self-informed questionnaires were used to assess suicide risk, SLEs, and family functioning. In addition, the clinical records of the participants were consulted to collect information about their treatment histories, including the number of appointments and the duration of follow-up. Results: SLE impact perception correlates significantly with suicide risk, the number of clinical appointments, the duration of treatment, and the perceived level of family functioning. The mediation model of the family functioning perception variable in the relationship between SLE impact perception and suicide risk is significant. The linear regression model of SLE impact perception and family functioning perception on suicide risk is also significant, accounting for 25.7% of the variance. Conclusions: Beyond the clear and proven effect of serious and objective SLEs, the perceived impact of SLEs reported by adolescents is related to an increased risk of suicide and more intense psychological and/or psychiatric follow-up. This relationship is mediated by the perceived level of family functioning. Adolescents’ perceptions of their life experiences and perceived family support may be key determinants of suicide risk prevention.	es_CL
dc.language.iso	en	es_CL
dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Chile	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/	*
dc.source	Behavioral Sciences, 14(1), 35	es_CL
dc.subject	Suicidal behavior	es_CL
dc.subject	Adolescence	es_CL
dc.subject	Stressful life events	es_CL
dc.subject	Family	es_CL
dc.title	Perceived stressful life events and suicide risk in adolescence: The mediating role of perceived family functioning	es_CL
dc.type	Article	es_CL
dc.ucm.facultad	Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scopus	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Isi	es_CL
dc.ucm.uri	mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/1/35	es_CL
dc.ucm.doi	doi.org/10.3390/bs14010035	es_CL