Esteem and hopelessness in adolescents in an educational institution of Quindío

• Main Authors: José Alonso Andrade-Salazar, Lowell Duffay-Pretel, Paola Andrea Ortega-Maya, Elberney Ramirez-Avilés, Jorge Erik Carvajal-Valencia
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Magdalena 2017-05-01
• Series: Duazary
• Subjects: Adolescencia; autoestima; pesimismo; suicidio
• Online Access: http://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/duazary/article/view/1968
• ISSN: 1794-5992; 2389-783X

This is an empirical-analytic correlational research whose intent is to find the relationship between levels of self-esteem and hopelessness in adolescents in an educational institution of Quindío. The Beck Hopelessness Scale was applied, and the Self-Esteem Scale Rosenberg.   It was found that the risk of suicide or grade of hopelessness “none or minimal” is 59,4 %, “mild” 26,8 %, “moderate” 12,9 % and “high” 0,9 %. The type of suicide risk is minimal in women 33,5% and high 0,9 %, while in the men is minimal 29,5 %, mild 17 %, and moderate 7,1 %. Expressing as conclusion that hopelessness is increase for motivational and cognitive factors that shape suicidal ideation and raise the risk of suicide. Low self-esteem is not a consistent factor in suicidal ideation.