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Citation

Zhang J, Song J, Wang J. Asia Pac. Psychiatry 2016; 8(4): 287-295.

Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linyi Municipal Chinese Medicine Hospital, Linyi, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/appy.12243

PMID

27224048

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to define the characteristics of adolescents who have engaged in self-harm behavior and ascertain the risk factors.

METHODS: From January 2013 to January 2014, 4,176 adolescents from senior middle schools in Linyi, China, were administered four questionnaire surveys to ascertain the following: incidence of self-harm behavior regarding the frequency of different self-harm behaviors by group (never/one to five times/greater than five times in the last 6 months) and then comparing the self-harm behavior of the different subgroups; symptom self-check, comparing the differences between the adolescents with self-harm behavior and without in nine subscales (somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, fear, paranoid, and psychosis); Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Check List scores; and Egna Minnenav Barndoms Uppfostran (EMBU) scores. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the risk factors of self-harm in adolescents.

RESULTS: The incidence of adolescent self-harm was 27.60%; the occurrence of adolescent self-harm was closely related to their mental health status, stressful life events, and EMBU. Being female, an urban student, or an only child; having poor school performance or experiences of stressful life events, harsh parenting styles, or excessive interference; and poor mental health were the risk factors for adolescent self-harm.

CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of adolescent self-harm was high, and their mental health status, stressful life events, and EMBU affected the occurrence of adolescent self-harm, which is an issue that needs greater attention.

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.


Language: en

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