title: The adolescent emotional coping after an earthquake: a risk factor for suicidal ideation.
abstract: The study aims to investigate the relationship of suicidal ideation with coping and resilience in a sample of adolescents who survived an earthquake. Three hundred forty-three adolescents who had experienced the L'Aquila earthquake were investigated for a screening distinguishing Suicidal Screen-Negative (SSN) from the Positive (SSP) subjects. Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) and Brief Cope were administered. Emotion-focused coping score was significantly higher in SSP subjects. In the SSN but not in the SSP sample the READ total score correlated with problem-focused total score. A positive correlation was seen between emotion-focused and problem-focused scores in both samples, with a higher coefficient in SSP sample. Externalising problems and maladaptive behaviours can arise in adolescents exposed to traumatic events. Attention should be paid in reducing risk factors and in the development of psychological abilities, improving the coping strategies that can protect from emotional despair and suicidal ideation.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Center, Department of Mental Health, ASL 1, L'Aquila, Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: psystr@tin.it.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stratta
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capanna
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carmassi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patriarca
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Emidio
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Riccardi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collazzoni
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dell'Osso
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D059020:Suicidal Ideation
keywords: Adolescence; Coping; Natural catastrophe; Resilience; Suicide ideation