Abstract

MORENO-CARMONA, Norman Darío; ANDRADE-PALOS, Patricia  and  BETANCOURT-OCAMPO, Diana. Strengths in Colombian and Mexican teens that have never attempted suicide. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2018, vol.16, n.2, pp.797-807. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.16210.

The objective of this research was to analyze whether Mexican and Colombian adolescents who have never attempted suicide present more internal and external strengths than those who have tried. Method: This study used a pre-experimental design and a methodology using case studies. 1,987 students from 15 to 18 years of age were selected in a non-probabilistic manner for participation in the study; 991 Colombian students and 996 Mexican students. A scale (FIE-A) was used to measure strengths and five indicators for attempted suicide. The main results showed that adolescents who have never attempted suicide had significantly higher scores in the following strengths: support and supervision of mother and father, importance of looking after their health and decision-making. The authors conclude that the key differences for young people that have never attempted suicide include good relationships with parents continue to be protective strengths, specifically the importance for a young person to have the support and communication of both parents.

Keywords : Strengths; adolescence; attempted suicide; mexicans; colombians (Unesco Social Science Thesaurus).

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