In an article published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents, passive and active suicidal ideation is studied in the general Peruvian population.
A total of 1444 adolescents responded to a questionnaire on passive and active suicidal ideation in the Peruvian general population. The study used a Gaussian network model to analyze global and local properties, considering differences according to sex (56.6% women; mean age = 14.03; SD = 1.54).
Among the results of the study, the following key findings stand out:
- The most central nodes included desires not to exist, believing that one did not deserve to live, and thoughts of committing suicide.
- Passive suicidal ideation was related to active suicidal ideation, highlighting the connection between desires not to exist and thoughts of committing suicide.
- Sex differences: The wish not to exist had the highest centrality in both, but men were more associated with thoughts of suicide than women.
Therefore, evaluating suicidal ideation as a whole, considering both passive and active, emerges as an essential practice for assessing the risk of suicide in the adolescent population. Furthermore, sex differences must be taken into account in psychological interventions and psychotherapeutic activities.
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