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    APOYO SOCIAL Y RIESGO SUICIDA EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS
    (2025-03-05) Velasteguí Velasteguí Eduardo Gabriel; García Ramos Diana Carolina; Universidad Técnica de Ambato/ Facultad de Ciencias de Salud /Carrera de Psicología Clínica
    Social support is made up of various practical and emotional resources which a person perceives in different ways, the same that are a protective factor for suicidal risk, the lack or inadequate perception of support can cause discomfort in various dimensions, being a risk factor for suicide. The present research aims to determine the relationship between perceived social support and suicidal risk in university students, with a population of 99 students, 12 belong to the female sex and 87 to the male sex. The study is quantitative, correlational, non-experimental and cross-sectional. The instruments applied were the MOS Perceived Social Support Questionnaire and the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale. The results show that there is a significant correlation between social support and suicidal risk (Rho(97)= -0.259 p<0.05), which indicates that the higher the social support, the lower the suicidal risk; in addition, there was a high level of social support and a low percentage of suicidal risk in the participants. It was also found that there is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores in suicidal risk (U=323 p<0.05) between women (M=6.42) and men (H=4.03).