ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS IN NARRATIVES OF YOUNG WOMEN

Authors

  • Luana Rodrigues de Freitas Alves Amarante
  • Luciana Kind

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1678-9563.2020v26n2p535-555

Keywords:

Narratives, Women’s narratives, Suicide attempt, Violence against women

Abstract

We conducted a narrative research to understand the experienced world of
young women who attempted suicide. In the period from October 2019 to
March 2020, interviews were conducted with twelve women who attempted
suicide at least once and were admitted to the André Luiz Spiritist Hospital
in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The age of the participants ranged from
20 to 29 years old. The analysis of the interviews was guided by the principle
of the singular treatment of each story, highlighting episodes that cut across
all of them. It presented results in transversal axes: sexual abuse, violence in
affective relationships, and violence experienced in family relationships. The narratives pointed out that there is a significant relationship between women
in situations of violence and suicide attempt. However, the possibilities of
understanding the phenomenon have not been exhausted, since we are
facing multilayered problems.

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Published

2021-09-25

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