Factors associated with suicidal thinking in school teenagers with common mental disorder

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https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v30i0.99940pt

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Adolescent, Mental Health, Stress, Psychological, Suicidal Ideation, Risk Factors

Abstract

Objective: Verify the association between sociodemographic factors and suicidal ideas in school teenagers with common mental disorder.

Method: Transversal study conducted with 120 schoolchildren from January to April 2023. A form containing sociodemographic variables and the evaluative scale of common mental disorder was used as an instrument. The data was processed using the Stata version 12.

Results: A prevalence of suicidal ideas was obtained among adolescents with common mental disorder of 58%. As for the sociodemographic data, there was a statistically significant positive association for the female sex, not living with the parents, studying the sixth and seventh years of elementary education and the outcome suicidal idea.

Conclusion: Adolescents with common female mental disorder, who study between the sixth and seventh years and who do not live with their parents, are more likely to present suicidal ideas. Faced with the results, it is possible to establish strategies for the prevention of suicide in the school context.

Author Biographies

Deise da Silva Monteiro, Jorge Amado University Center, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

Nurse, PhD in Nursing. Professor at Jorge Amado University Center, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

Ridalva Dias Martins, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

Nurse. PhD in Health Biotechnology and Investigative Medicine. Professor at the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

Nadirlene Pereira Gomes, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

Nurse. PhD in Nursing. Professor at the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

Maria Enoy Neves Gusmão, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

Nurse. PhD in Public Health. Professor at the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

Andrey Ferreira da Silva, Federal University of Alagoas, Arapicara, AL, Brazil.

Nurse. PhD in Nursing. Professor at the Federal University of Alagoas, Arapicara, AL, Brazil.

Amâncio Antônio de Sousa Carvalho, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.

Nurse. PhD in Child Studies. Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.

Keile Kemyly Assis da Silva, State School of Public Health, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

Nurse. Nursing graduate. Resident at the State School of Public Health, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

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Monteiro, D. da S., Martins, R. D., Gomes, N. P., Gusmão, M. E. N., da Silva, A. F., Carvalho, A. A. de S., & da Silva, K. K. A. (2025). Factors associated with suicidal thinking in school teenagers with common mental disorder. Cogitare Enfermagem, 30. https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v30i0.99940pt

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