Coping Strategies and Family Functionality in Youths with or Without Suicide Attempts
NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY, cilt.48, sa.3, ss.195-200, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/npa.y5785
- Dergi Adı: NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.195-200
- Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives: Youths' ineffective strategies for coping with stress, which are not geared towards generating solutions, and lack of familial social support may easily lead to suicide attempts. In this study, the coping strategies employed by suicidal youths and the functionality of the family are investigated. Method: Coping Strategies Inventory (COPE), the Family Assessment Device (FAD), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-1, STAI-2) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were administered to a total of 60 suicidal and non-suicidal youths at Ataturk University, Medical School. Results: A statistically significant difference was observed between suicidal and non-suicidal youths regarding the coping strategies of positive reinterpretation and growth, mental disengagement, the use of instrumental social support, active coping, and humor (p<0.05). Based on the FAD, statistically significant difference between the two groups was found in problem solving, communication and general functioning (p<0.05). Conclusion: It has been found that suicidal youths use effective coping mechanisms less frequently than the healthy controls and they experience communication problems and problem-solving difficulties within the family. Understanding the factors that lead the youths to attempt suicide will help to provide prevention of adolescent suicide. (Archives of Neuropsychiatry 2011; 48: 195-200)