@article{ref1,
title="Adolescent self-harm and risk factors",
journal="Asia-Pacific psychiatry",
year="2016",
author="Zhang, Jixiang and Song, Jianwei and Wang, Jing",
volume="8",
number="4",
pages="287-295",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study aims to define the characteristics of adolescents who have engaged in self-harm behavior and ascertain the risk factors. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<br><br>© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1758-5864",
doi="10.1111/appy.12243",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/appy.12243"
}