Differences in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Brausch, Amy M.; Gutierrez, Peter M.
Titel	Differences in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39 (2010) 3, S.233-242 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-009-9482-0
Schlagwörter	Injuries; Suicide; Adolescents; Depression (Psychology); Self Destructive Behavior; At Risk Persons; High School Students; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Social Support Groups; Self Esteem; Self Concept; Human Body; Parent Child Relationship; Correlation; Identification; Counseling + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstmord; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Risikogruppe; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Selbstkonzept; Menschlicher Körper; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Korrelation; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Counselling; Beratung
Abstract	As suicide attempts and self-injury remain predominant health risks among adolescents, it is increasingly important to be able to distinguish features of self-harming adolescents from those who are at risk for suicidal behaviors. The current study examined differences between groups of adolescents with varying levels of self-harmful behavior in a sample of 373 high school students with a mean age of 15.04 (SD = 1.05). The sample was 48% female and the distribution of ethnicity was as follows: 35% Caucasian, 37.2% African-American, 16% Multi-ethnic, 9.2% Hispanic, and 2.3% Asian. The sample was divided into three groups: no history of self-harm, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) only, and NSSI in addition to a suicide attempt. Differences in depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, social support, self-esteem, body satisfaction, and disordered eating were explored. Results indicated significant differences between the three groups on all variables, with the no self-harm group reporting the lowest levels of risk factors and highest levels of protective factors. Further analyses were conducted to examine specific differences between the two self-harm groups. Adolescents in the NSSI group were found to have fewer depressive symptoms, lower suicidal ideation, and greater self-esteem and parental support than the group that also had attempted suicide. The clinical implications of assessing these specific psychosocial correlates for at-risk adolescents are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10