Coping strategies and suicidal ideation in young university students from the city of Cartagena, Colombia

This study examined coping strategies and suicidal ideation in university students in Cartagena (Colombia) analyzed differences in gender and type of university. Data were collected using two standardized and validated instruments in the Colombian population, the Modified Coping Scale and the Positi...

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Autores principales: Geney-Castro, Elías, Vázquez-Miraz, Pedro, Rentería, Camila, Galarza, Nikole
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Publicado: Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas 2026
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coping strategies
suicide
suicidal ideation
university students
estrategias de afrontamiento
suicidio
ideación suicida
estudiantes universitarios
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spelling I10-R363-article-420852026-04-29T17:13:14Z Coping strategies and suicidal ideation in young university students from the city of Cartagena, Colombia Estrategias de afrontamiento e ideación suicida en jóvenes universitarios de la ciudad de Cartagena, Colombia Geney-Castro, Elías Vázquez-Miraz, Pedro Rentería, Camila Galarza, Nikole Geney-Castro, Elías Vázquez-Miraz, Pedro Rentería, Camila Galarza, Nikole coping strategies suicide suicidal ideation university students estrategias de afrontamiento suicidio ideación suicida estudiantes universitarios This study examined coping strategies and suicidal ideation in university students in Cartagena (Colombia) analyzed differences in gender and type of university. Data were collected using two standardized and validated instruments in the Colombian population, the Modified Coping Scale and the Positive and Negative Suicidal Ideation Inventory, which were administered to 787 participants. The results revealed that the prevalence of suicidal ideation was approximately 20%, with statistically significant differences based on sex and type of university. Regarding the coping strategies, their use was medium in most of them, except for Aggressive reaction and Cognitive avoidance. Public university students showed higher prevalence in seven coping strategies, and the strategy Religion was more frequently used by women. Finally, a correlation was found between coping strategies and suicidal ideation. Specifically certain strategies were identified as protective factors, while others functioned as risk factors. Se indagaron las estrategias de afrontamiento e ideación suicida en estudiantes universitarios de Cartagena (Colombia), analizando las diferencias de género y tipo de universidad. Se usaron dos pruebas estandarizadas y validadas en población colombiana, la Escala de Coping Modificada y el Inventario de Ideación Suicida Positiva y Negativa en una muestra de 787 participantes. Los resultados revelan que la prevalencia de ideación suicida fue del 20% aproximadamente, habiendo diferencias estadísticamente significativas por sexo y tipo de universidad. En cuanto a las estrategias de afrontamiento, el uso fue medio en la mayoría, a excepción de Reacción agresiva y Evitación cognitiva. Los estudiantes de universidad pública mostraron un uso mayor en siete estrategias de afrontamiento y la estrategia Religión fue más utilizada en mujeres. Finalmente, se halló correlación entre estrategias de afrontamiento e ideación suicida. Específicamente, ciertas estrategias fueron identificadas como factores protectores y otras funcionaron como factores de riesgo. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas 2026-04-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/42085 10.32348/1852.4206.v18.n1.42085 Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences; Vol. 18 No. 1 (2026): Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento; Vol. 18 Núm. 1 (2026): Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento 1852-4206 10.32348/1852.4206.v18.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/42085/53198 Derechos de autor 2026 Elías Geney-Castro, Pedro Vázquez-Miraz, Camila Rentería, Nikole Galarza https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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topic coping strategies
suicide
suicidal ideation
university students
estrategias de afrontamiento
suicidio
ideación suicida
estudiantes universitarios
spellingShingle coping strategies
suicide
suicidal ideation
university students
estrategias de afrontamiento
suicidio
ideación suicida
estudiantes universitarios
Geney-Castro, Elías
Vázquez-Miraz, Pedro
Rentería, Camila
Galarza, Nikole
Geney-Castro, Elías
Vázquez-Miraz, Pedro
Rentería, Camila
Galarza, Nikole
Coping strategies and suicidal ideation in young university students from the city of Cartagena, Colombia
topic_facet coping strategies
suicide
suicidal ideation
university students
estrategias de afrontamiento
suicidio
ideación suicida
estudiantes universitarios
author Geney-Castro, Elías
Vázquez-Miraz, Pedro
Rentería, Camila
Galarza, Nikole
Geney-Castro, Elías
Vázquez-Miraz, Pedro
Rentería, Camila
Galarza, Nikole
author_facet Geney-Castro, Elías
Vázquez-Miraz, Pedro
Rentería, Camila
Galarza, Nikole
Geney-Castro, Elías
Vázquez-Miraz, Pedro
Rentería, Camila
Galarza, Nikole
author_sort Geney-Castro, Elías
title Coping strategies and suicidal ideation in young university students from the city of Cartagena, Colombia
title_short Coping strategies and suicidal ideation in young university students from the city of Cartagena, Colombia
title_full Coping strategies and suicidal ideation in young university students from the city of Cartagena, Colombia
title_fullStr Coping strategies and suicidal ideation in young university students from the city of Cartagena, Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Coping strategies and suicidal ideation in young university students from the city of Cartagena, Colombia
title_sort coping strategies and suicidal ideation in young university students from the city of cartagena, colombia
description This study examined coping strategies and suicidal ideation in university students in Cartagena (Colombia) analyzed differences in gender and type of university. Data were collected using two standardized and validated instruments in the Colombian population, the Modified Coping Scale and the Positive and Negative Suicidal Ideation Inventory, which were administered to 787 participants. The results revealed that the prevalence of suicidal ideation was approximately 20%, with statistically significant differences based on sex and type of university. Regarding the coping strategies, their use was medium in most of them, except for Aggressive reaction and Cognitive avoidance. Public university students showed higher prevalence in seven coping strategies, and the strategy Religion was more frequently used by women. Finally, a correlation was found between coping strategies and suicidal ideation. Specifically certain strategies were identified as protective factors, while others functioned as risk factors.
publisher Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas
publishDate 2026
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/42085
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