Ideación suicida e inteligencia emocional intrapersonal en estudiantes de Derecho de la Universidad de Cuenca, periodo 2022-2023

Abstract

Suicidal ideation is defined as the presence of thoughts about taking one's own life, and is a problem present in university students, in turn, it is known that emotional intelligence is a protective factor against such suicidal thoughts and is defined as the ability of a person to attend, regulate, repair, understand and express their emotions. It was recognized that in the Ecuadorian population there is little research describing these variables in the university context. Therefore, the general objective of this research was to describe the presence or absence of suicidal ideation according to the dimensions of emotional intelligence in law students of the University of Cuenca and the specific objectives were to identify the presence or absence of suicidal ideation and to determine the scores of the dimensions of attention, clarity and emotional repair belonging to emotional intelligence. A quantitative approach, cross-sectional, non-experimental design and descriptive scope were used. The sample was simple random probability composed of 168 students. The Beck Suicidal Ideation Scale (ISB) and the Trait Meta Mood Scale-24 (TMMS-24) of Emotional Intelligence were used for data collection. As the most relevant results, it was found that 38.10% of the participants presented suicidal ideation. Regarding emotional intelligence, women expressed greater emotional attention, and men showed higher scores for clarity and repair of emotions. People without suicidal ideation present adequate scores in the dimensions of emotional intelligence, while participants with suicidal ideation report inadequate scores in emotional clarity and repair, as well as greater attention to emotions.