Self-Injury among Early Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Alfonso, Moya; Dedrick, Robert F.
Titel	Self-Injury among Early Adolescents
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 41 (2010) 2, S.74-84 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
Schlagwörter	Health Education; Incidence; Prevention; Injuries; Health Behavior; Risk; Early Adolescents; Regression (Statistics); School Personnel; Middle School Students; Measures (Individuals); Eating Disorders; Inhalants; Suicide; Adolescent Development; Instructional Program Divisions; Peer Groups; Self Destructive Behavior; Gender Differences; Florida; Youth Risk Behavior Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Vorkommen; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Risiko; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Schulpersonal; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Messdaten; Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Selbstmord; Gleichaltrigengruppe; Peer Group; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Background: Whereas much attention has been focused on adolescent risk behaviors such as substance use, much less has been devoted to self-injury in the general adolescent population. Purpose: This study had two purposes: (1) describe the prevalence of self-injury among early adolescents in the general middle school population, and (2) identify behaviors that are comorbid with self-injury. Methods: This study involved a secondary analysis of data gathered from 1,734 6th and 8th grade students using the middle school Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Results: The prevalence of self-injury among middle school youth in this study (N=1734) was 28.4%. Although the relationship between having ever tried self-injury and gender was significant, the effect size was small. Multilevel logistic regression identified six variables that were significantly related to (P less than 0.01) having ever tried self-injury: peer self-injury, having ever tried inhalants, grade level, and belief in possibilities, abnormal eating behaviors and suicide. Discussion: This is the first study to empirically examine self-injury in relation to multiple risk behaviors within a community sample of early adolescents with the goal of informing school-based prevention efforts. Translation to Health Education Practice: School personnel can be observant for evidence of self-injury as well as other risk behaviors and be vigilant about experiences that may be contributing to their development. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10