El riesgo suicida y su relación con la inteligencia emocional en adultos con diagnóstico oncológico

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out with the objective of identifying the relationship between the level of suicide risk and emotional intelligence in adults with a cancer diagnosis. The research has a quantitative approach because statistical data was used. It is non-experimental - cross-sectional because the variable risk of suicide and emotional intelligence were not manipulated and were only measured once. The research is of a correlational type because it is intended to see the relationship between suicide risk and emotional intelligence in adults with a cancer diagnosis. For the suicide risk variable, the Beck Hopelessness Scale (HS) was applied, and for emotional intelligence, the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-24). The application of the reagents was carried out in a population of 62 people between men and women with a cancer diagnosis. In the results, it was found that there was no relationship between the risk of suicide and the dimensions of emotional intelligence, thus accepting the null hypothesis, it was also observed that there is a low risk of suicide in the population. Thus, an adequate level in the three dimensions of emotional intelligence was also found in the people evaluated, but with a predominance in women. When comparing the level of risk of suicide according to the type of cancer, a low risk of committing suicide was observed in the majority. concluding that the type of cancer is not a factor for the person to present a high risk of committing suicide