@article{ref1,
title="Deliberate self-harm among younger and older adults",
journal="Death studies",
year="2016",
author="Segal, Daniel L. and Connella, Alyssa and Miller, Tory and Coolidge, Frederick L.",
volume="40",
number="7",
pages="440-444",
abstract="This study examined self-harming behaviors among younger and older adults who completed the Self-Harm Inventory (SHI). A 2 (age group) × 2 (gender) ANOVA showed a significant main effect for age such that younger adult students (M = 3.42, SD = 3.86) had higher SHI total scores than community-dwelling older adults (M = 1.58, SD = 2.35). Younger adults endorsed &quot;Yes&quot; responses significantly more frequently than older adults on 13 of 22 items. Future research should examine specific behaviors of older adults who self-harm more frequently and explore relationships between self-harming behaviors and other risk and resiliency factors for elder suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-1187",
doi="10.1080/07481187.2016.1171265",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2016.1171265"
}