RESUMENEl presente estudio buscó establecer la relación existente entre depresión, autoestima e ideación suicida en estudiantes adolescentes de media vocacional en Santa Marta. La evaluación se efectuó a través del Inventario de Depresión de Beck, la Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg, la Escala de Ideación Suicida de Beck y de un cuestionario socio demográfico. La muestra estuvo conformada por 242 estudiantes entre 15 a 19 años (Media=15 DesvTip=15.3), escogidos a través de un muestreo aleatorio estratificado. Los resultados muestran que el existe relación entre la ideación suicida y depresión (r=0.295 Sig=0.00), así como con la autoestima baja (r=-0.209 Sig=0.00). Dentro de las principales conclusiones se encuentra que los adolescentes con mejor autoestima y baja depresión poseen menor probabilidad de ideación suicida.Palabras Clave: autoimagen; depresión; ideación suicida; adolescente. (fuente: DeCS) ABSTRACTThis study established the relationship between depression, self-esteem and suicidal ideation among adolescent students in vocational middle Santa Marta. The evaluation was conducted through the Beck Depression Inventory; the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; Scale for Suicidal Ideation Beck. In addition to a sociodemographic questionnaire. The sample consisted of 242 students aged 15 to 19 years (average = 15 DesvTip = 15.3), selected through stratified random sampling. The results show that there is a relationship between suicidal ideation and depression (r = 0.295 Sig = 0.00) and with low self-esteem (r = -0.209 Sig = 0.00). Among the main findings is that adolescents with higher self-esteem and low depression have less chance of suicidal ideation.

The current study tested the one-dimensionality of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Suicidal Ideation (CES-D-SI) and its reliability among high school students in Santa Marta, Colombia. A total of 1,462 tenth and eleventh-grade students from public and private schools completed the CES-D-SI. The students were between 13 and 17 years ( M = 16.0, SD = 0.8), 60.3% were female, and 55.3% were in the tenth grade. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted, and the chi-square, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA), comparative fit index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), and standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) statistics were calculated. The internal consistency of the dimension was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega coefficients. The results of the CFA were as follows: chi-square = 26.51, df =2, p = .001; RMSEA = .092; 90% confidence interval = .063–.124; CFI = .983; TLI = .950; and SRMR = .019. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was .75, and McDonald’s omega coefficient was .77. As conclusions, the scale exhibited a unidimensional structure similar to that in other studies and presented good reliability values. Hence, its use is recommended to screen suicidal ideation in school-aged adolescents in Santa Marta, Colombia.

The study aimed to quantify the association between last-month cigarette smoking and lifetime suicide behaviors in high-school students at Santa Marta, Colombia. A cross-sectional study was designed in which high-school students participated. They were asked about last-month cigarette smoking and lifetime suicide behaviors (suicide ideation, plan, and attempt). Crude odds ratios (ORs) were calculated and adjusted for confounding variables. A total of 1,462 students participated and they were between 13 and 17 ( M = 14.4, SD = 0.8) years, and 60.3% girls. The last-month prevalence of cigarette smoking was 11.6%, lifetime suicide ideation 10.2%, plan 18.5%, and attempted 15.4%. Cigarette smoking was associated with suicide ideation (OR = 1.67, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.17, 2.41]), suicide plan (OR = 1.97, 95% CI = [1.33, 2.93]), and suicide attempt (OR = 2.79, 95% CI = [1.87, 4.17]), after adjusting for gender, family function, and depressive symptoms. In conclusion, cigarette smoking is related to suicide behaviors in high-school students at Santa Marta, Colombia.