RAZONES PARA VIVIR EN PERSONAS QUE SE ENCUENTRAN EN SITUACIÓN DE DESPLAZAMIENTO FORZADO

Abstract

This work aims to identify the reasons for living in displaced persons through a descriptive quantitative research. It uses a cross-sectional design with a sample of 100 persons which ages were between 18 and 81 years. They all were in forced displacement conditions. To collect the information it was used Cuestionario de razones para vivir (reasons for living inventory) (Linehan, Goodstein, Nielsen & Chiles, 1983; Bascarán, Bobes, Bousoño, Portilla & Sáiz, 2006). Results show that coping skills (55%), responsibility with family (16%), and the fear to suicide (10%) protect people from suicide acts; even in high stress situations.

Keywords

• Forced displacement
• Reasons for living
• Suicide
• Politic violence
• Psychosocial vulnerability