Predicting deliberate self-harm in adolescents: a six month prospective study.
Few studies have investigated the extent to which psychosocial/psychological factors are associated with the prediction of deliberate self-harm (DSH) among adolescents. In this study, 737 pupils aged 15-16 years completed a lifestyle and coping survey at time one and 500 were followed up six months...
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| description | Few studies have investigated the extent to which psychosocial/psychological factors are associated with the prediction of deliberate self-harm (DSH) among adolescents. In this study, 737 pupils aged 15-16 years completed a lifestyle and coping survey at time one and 500 were followed up six months later. Six point two percent of the respondents (n = 31) reported an act of DSH between Time 1 and Time 2. In multivariate analyses, worries about sexual orientation, history of sexual abuse, family DSH, anxiety, and self-esteem were associated with repeat DSH during the course of the study, but history of sexual abuse was the only factor predictive of first-time DSH. The findings suggest that school-based programs focused on how young people cope with psychosocial stressors may offer promise. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:fcd960da-5d11-4c81-9648-c9eb0335a3ee2022-03-27T13:24:07ZPredicting deliberate self-harm in adolescents: a six month prospective study.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:fcd960da-5d11-4c81-9648-c9eb0335a3eeEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2009O'Connor, RRasmussen, SHawton, KFew studies have investigated the extent to which psychosocial/psychological factors are associated with the prediction of deliberate self-harm (DSH) among adolescents. In this study, 737 pupils aged 15-16 years completed a lifestyle and coping survey at time one and 500 were followed up six months later. Six point two percent of the respondents (n = 31) reported an act of DSH between Time 1 and Time 2. In multivariate analyses, worries about sexual orientation, history of sexual abuse, family DSH, anxiety, and self-esteem were associated with repeat DSH during the course of the study, but history of sexual abuse was the only factor predictive of first-time DSH. The findings suggest that school-based programs focused on how young people cope with psychosocial stressors may offer promise. |
| spellingShingle | O'Connor, R Rasmussen, S Hawton, K Predicting deliberate self-harm in adolescents: a six month prospective study. |
| title | Predicting deliberate self-harm in adolescents: a six month prospective study. |
| title_full | Predicting deliberate self-harm in adolescents: a six month prospective study. |
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| title_short | Predicting deliberate self-harm in adolescents: a six month prospective study. |
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