TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Family functioning and suicide attempts in Mexican adolescents
JO  - Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
A1  - Ortiz-Sánchez, Francisco Alejandro
A1  - Brambila-Tapia, Aniel Jessica Leticia
A1  - Cárdenas-Fujita, Luis Shigeo
A1  - Toledo-Lozano, Christian Gabriel
A1  - Samudio-Cruz, María Alejandra
A1  - Gómez-Díaz, Benjamín
A1  - Garcia, Silvia
A1  - Rodríguez-Arellano, Martha Eunice
A1  - Zamora-González, Edgar Oswaldo
A1  - López-Hernández, Luz Berenice
SP  - e120
EP  - e120
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
N2  - Suicide is considered a public health problem that affects families worldwide. Family functioning is the capability of the family system to fulfill needs during the stages of its development. In this study, we focused on evaluating family cohesion and adaptability in a group of adolescents who had attempted suicide and were hospitalized at a hospital for mental health disorders, compared to a control group. <br><br>METHODS: based on Olson's circumplex model, we used the FACES III scale to gain insights into the family functioning of both suicidal and control groups. <br><br>RESULTS: The case group presented lower scores in cohesion and adaptability compared to the control group, with moderate effect-size for cohesion (Cohen's d/r test = 1.217/0.52) and low effect-size for adaptability (Cohen's d/r test = 0.746/0.35) (p < 0.001 for both variables), and also presented predominantly disengaged families (72.5% in the case group vs. 27.5% in the control group) and structured families (45% in the case group vs. 23.8% in the control group). The type of family described by the adolescents with a history of suicide attempts may explain the presence of low self-esteem and little emotional support usually present in this type of patient.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2076-328X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13020120
ID  - ref1
ER  -