Violence in the school context and suicidal ideation in adolescence

• Main Authors: Maria Aparecida Beserra (Author), Sinara de Lima Souza (Author), Marta Angélica Iossi Silva (Author), Cláudia Alves de Sena (Author), Cristina Maria Mendes Resende (Author), Maria das Graças Carvalho Ferriani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2179-7692; 2179-7692; 10.5902/2179769238005
• Keywords: violência; estudantes; comportamento do adolescente; ideação suicida; Medicine; R; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Vol 10, Iss 0, Pp e71-e71 (2020)

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.