Autolesão não suicida em adolescentes: estudo de caso de um Centro de Ensino Fundamental em Brasília-DF

Abstract

This research investigated the meaning attributed by adolescent girls to the practice of non-suicidal self-injury and sought its basis in the social sciences. The objectives of the research were: a) to understand the phenomenon of non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents based on their understanding of this social phenomenon; b) investigate the subjective motivations for practicing Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (ALNS) among students at the Elementary Education Center in Brasília; c) evaluate risk and protection indicators for the incidence of the phenomenon of self-harm. A qualitative approach was used with the application of the focus group technique. The research was carried out in an Elementary Education Center in Brasília and the following participated in the research: 4 teenagers, an educational counselor and a school psychologist. Its theoretical foundation was the work “The Era of Emptiness”, by Lipovetsky; the concepts of Content and Form in Simmel's socialization; the Subject of tiredness, described by Chul Han and the anxious generation, by Haidt. The work highlighted the feeling of relief as the main meaning attributed to the practice of non-suicidal self-injury. There were five categories for analyzing the results: 1) My body: Self-perception; 2) My body: Social Imperatives; 3) My body and sociability; 4) My self-harmed body and 5) Meanings of self-harm for education professionals.