Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

Publication Title

Journal of Latino/Latin American Studies

Volume

7

Issue

1

First Page

67

Last Page

81

Abstract

This study investigated suicidal behavior in 946 adolescents, aged between 12 and 19 years old, from different contexts: adolescents who lived with their families ( n = 691), young offenders who were deprived of freedom (n = 142), and adolescents living in shelters (out-of-home care group; n = 113), in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The Brazilian Youth Questionnaire was used to evaluate risk and protection factors as well as ideation and attempts of suicide. The results indicated that the out-of-home care group had greater frequency of thinking about and attempting to commit suicide. A logistical regression analysis was performed and the predictive model for suicidal behavior encompassed the variables female sex, exposure to violence within and outside the family, stressful events, and drugs use. The importance of preventing exposure to violence is emphasized, as is the need to intervene with adolescents in out-of-home care.

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