Relación entre conductas autolesivas con fines no suicidas y depresión en población adolescente escolarizada

Abstract

Depression is a public health problem, with a prevalence of 15.8% in children and adolescents between 10 and 14 years old. This disorder is directly related to non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors. Research has shown that depressive symptoms and self-harm increase, stabilize and decrease jointly in individuals with both disorders. The current research aimed to establish the relationship between self-injurious behaviors with non-suicidal purposes and depression in adolescents in Pereira, Colombia. A non-probabilistic convenience sampling was carried out. Forty-four adolescents of sixth, seventh and eighth grades of Santa Rosa de Lima School were evaluated using the CDI and SHQ-E questionnaires as well as a socio demographic survey. The SPSS v.22 program and the Pearson Coefficient were used to analyze both descriptive and correlational data. The results show high, positive and significant correlations between childhood depression and self-injurious behaviors. As conclusion, there is a significant relationship between depressive symptoms and self-injurious behaviors