Depression coping strategies in Mexican adolescents

In regard to depression, adolescents are among the highest at-risk members of the population and research findings reveal that the onset age of this disease is descending. Consequently those who suffer from depression in this age period usually wait around two years before asking for attention. In a...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: González Escobar, Sergio, Valdez Medina, José Luis, González-Arratia López-Fuentes, Norma Ivonne, Velasco Monroy, Dulce Belén
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Έκδοση: Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas A.C. 2012
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spelling oai:https:--psicumex.unison.mx-:article-2292021-08-15T06:43:21Z Depression coping strategies in Mexican adolescents Cómo afrontan los adolescentes mexicanos el malestar depresivo González Escobar, Sergio Valdez Medina, José Luis González-Arratia López-Fuentes, Norma Ivonne Velasco Monroy, Dulce Belén Depression adolescents stretegies coping strategies Depresión adolescentes estrategias afrontamiento In regard to depression, adolescents are among the highest at-risk members of the population and research findings reveal that the onset age of this disease is descending. Consequently those who suffer from depression in this age period usually wait around two years before asking for attention. In addition, Mexican research has neglected the study of the coping strategies that adolescents use when they are depressed. Such a study is the aim of the here reported investigation. A non-probabilistic sample of 400 adolescents attending elementary and high schools was investigated. Half of them were boys and the rest were girls. The Natural Semantic Network was used as instrument, which was administered at students’ classrooms. Results showed that students consistently define their strategies across educational level; yet such a consistency is not present when boys and girls are grouped by total samples. The use of the Natural Semantic Network was appropriate for the intended goal of the study. An important finding is that the coping strategies that adolescents use are not helpful in achieving healthy states and in preventing the occurrence of depression, working only as mere palliatives. Los adolescentes son una población de alto riesgo de padecer depresión, observándose que es cada vez a edades más tempranas cuando se presenta, lo que hace que quienes la padecen en esta etapa de la vida la sufran hasta por dos años antes de buscar ayuda. Asimismo, las investigaciones en México han descuidado el estudio de las estrategias que los adolescentes emplean para afrontar la depresión. Por ello, el objetivo de la presente investigación fue identificar las estrategias que los adolescentes emplean cuando se sienten deprimidos. Para ello se trabajo con una muestra no probabilística conformada por 400 adolescentes, la mitad con escolaridad del nivel medio básico y el resto en el nivel medio superior. Asimismo, estuvieron repartidos equitativamente por sexo. Se utilizó la técnica de redes semánticas Naturales y todas las aplicaciones se realizaron dentro de los salones de clase. Los resultados mostraron que hombres y mujeres coinciden de manera importante por nivel educativo en las definidoras proporcionadas pero cuando se agrupan los hombres y las mujeres, por muestras totales, ya no coinciden tanto. De igual manera, se considera que la técnica resulta adecuada para el estudio. Por último se plantea que las estrategias empleadas por los adolescentes en realidad no les ayudan a disminuir las manifestaciones de la depresión y sólo funcionan como paliativos. Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas A.C. 2012-06-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://psicumex.unison.mx/index.php/psicumex/article/view/229 10.36793/psicumex.v2i1.229 Psicumex; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2012): PSICUMEX Semestral Journal January - June 2012; 19-30 Psicumex; Vol. 2 Núm. 1 (2012): PSICUMEX Revista Semestral Enero - Junio 2012; 19-30 2007-5936 spa https://psicumex.unison.mx/index.php/psicumex/article/view/229/176
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author González Escobar, Sergio
Valdez Medina, José Luis
González-Arratia López-Fuentes, Norma Ivonne
Velasco Monroy, Dulce Belén
spellingShingle González Escobar, Sergio
Valdez Medina, José Luis
González-Arratia López-Fuentes, Norma Ivonne
Velasco Monroy, Dulce Belén
Depression coping strategies in Mexican adolescents
author_facet González Escobar, Sergio
Valdez Medina, José Luis
González-Arratia López-Fuentes, Norma Ivonne
Velasco Monroy, Dulce Belén
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title Depression coping strategies in Mexican adolescents
title_short Depression coping strategies in Mexican adolescents
title_full Depression coping strategies in Mexican adolescents
title_fullStr Depression coping strategies in Mexican adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Depression coping strategies in Mexican adolescents
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description In regard to depression, adolescents are among the highest at-risk members of the population and research findings reveal that the onset age of this disease is descending. Consequently those who suffer from depression in this age period usually wait around two years before asking for attention. In addition, Mexican research has neglected the study of the coping strategies that adolescents use when they are depressed. Such a study is the aim of the here reported investigation. A non-probabilistic sample of 400 adolescents attending elementary and high schools was investigated. Half of them were boys and the rest were girls. The Natural Semantic Network was used as instrument, which was administered at students’ classrooms. Results showed that students consistently define their strategies across educational level; yet such a consistency is not present when boys and girls are grouped by total samples. The use of the Natural Semantic Network was appropriate for the intended goal of the study. An important finding is that the coping strategies that adolescents use are not helpful in achieving healthy states and in preventing the occurrence of depression, working only as mere palliatives.
publisher Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas A.C.
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