Self-harming behaviours: Prevalence and related psychological factors in junior-high school students
Date Issued
2007
Date
2007
Author(s)
Chen, In-Chen
DOI
zh-TW
Abstract
The objectives of the research were to study the prevalence rates of 3 types, Deliberate self-harm (DSH), Non-overt self-harm (NoSH), and Impulsively self-harm (ISH), of the self-harming behaviour (SHB) in junior-high school adolescents, and its relation with some demographic and psychological factors. This is a cross-sectional questionnaire study. One junior-high school from Keelung, Tapei, Tao-Yuan, and Yun-Lin were invited to participate in the study. An invitation letter with consent form were delivered to parents of the adolescent through teachers. A total of 1489 students’ parents signed the consent. Among them, 1489 students returned the questionnaires, but only 1271 were valid for analyses. The analyses reveals: 1) the life-time SHB rate of 30.84% and gender differences; 2) the prevalence of SHB sub-types were 18.57% for DSH, 3.54% for NoSH, and 19.04% for ISH; 3) grade, 4) and familial correlates between adolescents with/out DSH; 5) DSH significantly correlated with psychological factors of stressors, family support, communication, hopelessness, and depression; then 6) significant odds ratios of stressors and depression for DSH. The above findings were discussed and compared with previous reports. It is concluded that supportive family and good communication with the parents are important protective factors, and stressors and depression predictive factors for DSH in adolescents. Directions for future studies and clinical implications are suggested.
Subjects
青少年
自我傷害行為
家人支持
溝通
adolescent
self-harm behaviour
family support
communication
Type
other
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