TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Rates of non-suicidal self-injury in high school students across five years
JO  - Archives of suicide research
A1  - Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J.
A1  - Williams, Kirsten L.
A1  - Gutierrez, Peter M.
A1  - Claes, Laurence
SP  - 317
EP  - 329
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - It is believed that the rate of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among high school students is increasing. However, no known research has examined the rates of NSSI among non-clinical, high school samples of adolescents across several years. The current study utilized archival data from five academic years [2001 to 2005 (N = 1393)] to address this limitation by examining the lifetime prevalence rates of NSSI in urban high school students within the Midwestern United States. Results indicate a significant difference in rates across years by gender. Females showed a significant increase in their rates of NSSI compared to males, who showed a significant decline, during the last 3 years of the study. Implications of these findings for school personnel and directions for future research discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1381-1118
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811110903266368
ID  - ref1
ER  -