Mediational role of hope in the relationship between family violence and suicide risk in Peruvian schoolchildren; [Rol mediacional de esperanza en la relación de la Violencia familiar y riesgo suicida en escolares peruanos]

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the connection between family violence and suicide risk in adolescents with indicators of hope. A sample of 243 participants was selected who met the inclusion criteria and had indicators of hope, aged 12 to 17 years (M=14,4, SD=1,35), 55,6 % female. Three scales validated in the Peruvian context were used: the Family Violence Scale (FVS), the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale and the Herth Hope Scale. The results showed that hope played a partial and complementary mediational role, and the correlation revealed a positive and significant relationship (Rho=0,559, p<0,001) between the increase in violence and the increase in suicidal risk. This association was evident in physical violence (Rho=0,417, p<0,001), psychological violence (R=0,420, p<0,001) and sexual violence (Rho=0,494, p<0,001). Descriptive data indicate that a low level of physical violence (38,7 %), a high level of psychological violence (35,4 %) and a low level of sexual violence (61,7 %) prevailed. In addition, it was observed that all participants presented low levels of suicidal risk. It is concluded that family violence increases suicidal risk in adolescents, highlighting the importance of urgently addressing this problem. © Autor(es) 2022.