Risk and resilience in adolescent suicidal ideation : adolescent risk and protective factors : a South African perspective / Ancel George
出版項
Saarbrücken : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011
說明
292 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
附註
科技部補助人文及社會科學研究圖書設備計畫規劃主題: 正向心理學及其應用
Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-292)
The psycho-social impact of suicide is profound, as social systems are significantly affected by a single suicide. If no effective measures are taken, society may be heading for a dramatic rise in suicidal behaviour. The multi-faceted nature of suicide, a range of actors, which can be categorised into risk and protective factors, were found to contribute to suicide behaviours. This book explores risk and protective factors underlying adolescent suicide behaviour, including stressors experienced by adolescents that could contribute to increased suicidal risk. As the first baseline data system established in this region of South Africa, this book analyses suicide behaviour from the vantage point of a mixed-method approached, seeking to enrich the meaning and interpretations made. This book thus provides the reader with a focused yet comprehensive view of adlescent functioning and areas they experienced as more challenging. The analysis should help shed somelight on adlescent behaviour that should be especially useful to health professional, educators, parents and those working with adlescents
