Suicidal Ideation and Peer Group: Analysis in a Sample of Venezuelan Adolescents
摘要
The aim of this study was to determine a model of relationships to predict the suicidal ideation of school-age adolescents. A model based on the suicidal behavior of peers, the support of the father and mother, family violence, and depression was proposed. The sample consisted of 912 subjects. The results obtained through a path analysis indicate that adolescents with symptoms of depression choose friends with suicidal behaviors, and these, in addition, directly increase the probability of suicidal ideation.