Self-Injurious Behavior and Its Characteristics in a Sample of Mexican Adolescent Students
Adolescence is a difficult stage, a period of risk for developing disorders, including depression and self-injurious behavior. A non-random sample was drawn (<i>n</i> = 563) from first-year high school students (32.8%) 185 males and 378 females (67.14%) from public schools in Mexico. The...
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| author | Gilda Gómez-Peresmitré Romana Silvia Platas-Acevedo Rodrigo León-Hernández Rebeca Guzmán-Saldaña |
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| description | Adolescence is a difficult stage, a period of risk for developing disorders, including depression and self-injurious behavior. A non-random sample was drawn (<i>n</i> = 563) from first-year high school students (32.8%) 185 males and 378 females (67.14%) from public schools in Mexico. The age range was 15 and 19 years, with a mean age of 15.63 (SD = 0.78). According to the results, the sample was divided into n1 = 414 (73.3%) adolescents without self-injury (S.I.) and n2 = 149 (26.4%) S.I. adolescents. In addition, results were obtained on methods, motives, time, and frequency of S.I., and a model was generated in which depression and first sexual experience obtained the highest Odd Ratio and d values in their relationship with S.I. Finally, we contrasted the results with earlier reports and concluded that depression is an important variable in S.I. behavior. Early S.I. detection will prevent the aggravation of S.I. and suicide attempts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5bc57ea9219a4cf1a9f22e27e40686182023-11-18T10:37:39ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-06-011112168210.3390/healthcare11121682Self-Injurious Behavior and Its Characteristics in a Sample of Mexican Adolescent StudentsGilda Gómez-Peresmitré0Romana Silvia Platas-Acevedo1Rodrigo León-Hernández2Rebeca Guzmán-Saldaña3Faculty of Psychology, The National Autonomous University of Mexico, Av. Universidad 3004 Col Copilco-Universidad, Alcaldía, Coyoacán, Mexico City C.P. 04510, MexicoFaculty of Psychology, The National Autonomous University of Mexico, Av. Universidad 3004 Col Copilco-Universidad, Alcaldía, Coyoacán, Mexico City C.P. 04510, MexicoNational Council of Science and Technology, Avenida Insurgentes Sur 1582, Crédito Constructor, Ciudad de México C.P. 03940, MexicoInstitute of Health Sciences, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Camino a Tilcuautla s/n Pueblo San Juan Tilcuautla, Hidalgo C.P. 42160, MexicoAdolescence is a difficult stage, a period of risk for developing disorders, including depression and self-injurious behavior. A non-random sample was drawn (<i>n</i> = 563) from first-year high school students (32.8%) 185 males and 378 females (67.14%) from public schools in Mexico. The age range was 15 and 19 years, with a mean age of 15.63 (SD = 0.78). According to the results, the sample was divided into n1 = 414 (73.3%) adolescents without self-injury (S.I.) and n2 = 149 (26.4%) S.I. adolescents. In addition, results were obtained on methods, motives, time, and frequency of S.I., and a model was generated in which depression and first sexual experience obtained the highest Odd Ratio and d values in their relationship with S.I. Finally, we contrasted the results with earlier reports and concluded that depression is an important variable in S.I. behavior. Early S.I. detection will prevent the aggravation of S.I. and suicide attempts.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/12/1682adolescencedepressionself-injurious-behaviormethodsmotivestime and frequency |
| spellingShingle | Gilda Gómez-Peresmitré Romana Silvia Platas-Acevedo Rodrigo León-Hernández Rebeca Guzmán-Saldaña Self-Injurious Behavior and Its Characteristics in a Sample of Mexican Adolescent Students Healthcare adolescence depression self-injurious-behavior methods motives time and frequency |
| title | Self-Injurious Behavior and Its Characteristics in a Sample of Mexican Adolescent Students |
| title_full | Self-Injurious Behavior and Its Characteristics in a Sample of Mexican Adolescent Students |
| title_fullStr | Self-Injurious Behavior and Its Characteristics in a Sample of Mexican Adolescent Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-Injurious Behavior and Its Characteristics in a Sample of Mexican Adolescent Students |
| title_short | Self-Injurious Behavior and Its Characteristics in a Sample of Mexican Adolescent Students |
| title_sort | self injurious behavior and its characteristics in a sample of mexican adolescent students |
| topic | adolescence depression self-injurious-behavior methods motives time and frequency |
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