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Suicidal Risk During Adolescence: Could Covitality Be Part of the Solution?


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Title:
Suicidal Risk During Adolescence: Could Covitality Be Part of the Solution?
Authors:
Falcó, Raquel  
Santana-Monagas, Elisa
Moreno-Amador, Beatriz  
Piqueras, Jose A  
Marzo, Juan C.
Editor:
Taylor and Francis Group Routledge
Department:
Departamentos de la UMH::Psicología de la Salud
Issue Date:
2023-10-17
URI:
https://hdl.handle.net/11000/36181
Abstract:
Objective: The covitality model suggests that the co-disposition and synergy of core psychosocial assets (i.e., covitality) buffer the negative impact of stressful events and prevent the emergence of mental health problems during adolescence. At this stage of development, suicide already constitutes the leading cause of unnatural death in Europe. The present study aimed to examine how covitality relates to bidimensional mental health status (i.e., psychopathology and subjective well-being) and suicidal risk. Method: Participants were 5,296 Spanish students ages 12 to 18 years (Mage ± SD ¼ 14.19 ± 1.53), 50.2% male. Results: In a structural equation mediational model, covitality acted as a powerful shield of psychosocial strengths against suicidality, via an indirect effect entirely mediated by its impact on bidimensional mental health. The total variance in suicidal risk explained by the set of independent variables was 61.8%, while the total variance of psychopathology and subjective well-being explained by covitality was 54.1% and 75.6%, respectively. Conclusions: These preliminary findings highlight the need for further study of covitality as a defense strategy against adolescent suicide.
Keywords/Subjects:
Covitalit
psychopathology
psychosocial strengths
subjective well-being
suicide
Knowledge area:
CDU: Filosofía y psicología: Psicología
Type of document:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Access rights:
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2023.2262553
Appears in Collections:
Artículos- Psicología de la Salud



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