Adolescents’ Perceptions About Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts

Introduction: Non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal thoughts and behaviors present high prevalence rates in adolescence. Aims: This study aimed to describe adolescents’ perceptions about these phenomena, analyze compare the differences of among adolescents with without a history non-suicidal selfinjury, ideation, suicide attempts. Methods: The convenience sample consisted 452 ages between 12 18 (M(SD) = 15.59(1.50), 48% male 52% female. For data collection, Free Association Test was used survey, analyzed through content analysis. Results: Results showed that 10.8% participants presented 19.9% 2.7% Perceptions were grouped into eight dimensions: Consumption Psychoactive Substances; Death/Suicide; Interpersonal Factors; Intrapersonal Moral Judgments; Negative Emotions; Psychological Functions; Self-Injurious Methods. Further analysis revealed attempts their phenomena. Conclusions: These findings contribute understanding regarding phenomena might have implications prevention intervention.