Monitoring of latent suicidal tendencies in the youth environment

Abstract

This study is caused by the need for early diagnosis of latent suicidal tendencies among young people. In the process of working with sources and literature, the authors revealed a lack of methods that meet the requirements for conducting monitoring surveys on large social groups. Thus, the problem of developing the required diagnostic tools is indicated. The authors point to the specifics of the requirements for questionnaires addressed to today's youth. The subject of the study is diagnostic markers of latent suicidal tendencies. To develop the tools, analytical work was carried out with information sources and the results of pilot studies, on the basis of which diagnostic markers were identified. Methods of questionnaire survey and content analysis were applied. The results of the study are the diagnostic markers themselves and a questionnaire with the appropriate scales. The theoretical basis for the development of diagnostic tools is the 10-part model of suicidal behavior by E. Shneidman. On the basis of the presented model, we formulated markers - scales of suicidal risk: frustration tension, projection of oneself into the future, self-attitude, behavior in a situation of frustration and the nature of experiences. Conclusions based on the results of the study: the testing of the compiled questionnaire was successful. Based on the results of a survey of monitoring respondents and subsequent content analysis, it became possible to form a suicidal risk group with subsequent recommendations for educational institutions.