A look at the experience of sexuality, bullying, depression and suicidal ideation in students of the INEM José Eusebio Caro school in Cúcuta. Una mirada a la vivencia de la sexualidad, acoso escolar, depresión e ideación suicida en estudiantes de la Institución Educativa INEM José Eusebio Caro de Cúcuta.

Abstract

Adolescents are a population at high risk of vulnerability due to the abrupt physical and psychological changes inherent to the development of each person. For this reason, many governmental institutions and international organizations have been interested in studying the mental health of adolescents, their experiences of sexuality, school environment and the phenomenon of bullying. This work is the result of a research that sought to examine the suffering of family problems, early experience of sexuality, sexual abuse, depression, desire for aggression and self-harm in adolescents in school. A total of 242 surveys were applied to students of the INEM José Eusebio Caro de Cúcuta and found complex situations of intrafamily abuse with occurrence of depressive episodes and suicidal ideation. In addition, it was found that many children have initiated their sexual activity very early, not knowing much about sex education. We also found worrying figures of injurious and self-injurious behaviors related to bullying, cutting and their relationship with depressive episodes. It was concluded that it is very important to strengthen psychological counseling, sex education and conflict resolution programs.