@article{ref1,
title="A brief report on predicting self-harm: is it gender or abuse that matters?",
journal="Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma",
year="2015",
author="Gómez, Jennifer M. and Becker-Blease, Kathryn A. and Freyd, Jennifer J.",
volume="24",
number="2",
pages="203-214",
abstract="Self-harm, which consists of nonsuicidal self-injury and attempted suicide, is a public health problem that is not well understood. There is conflicting evidence on the role of gender in predicting self-harm. Abuse history also is a potentially relevant factor to explore, as it is related to both gender and self-harm. In this study, we hypothesized that abuse history, as opposed to gender, would predict self-harm. Three hundred and ninety-seven undergraduates completed a self-report survey that assessed abuse history, nonsuicidal self-injury, and attempted suicide. The results suggested that abuse history predicted nonsuicidal self-injury and attempted suicide. These findings can inform clinical interventions as they reinforce the importance of including abuse history in the conceptualizations and treatment of self-harm.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1092-6771",
doi="10.1080/10926771.2015.1002651",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2015.1002651"
}