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- Title
Relationship of intentional self-harm using sharp objects with depressive and dissociative tendencies in pre-adolescence–adolescence.
- Authors
Sho, Noriko; Oiji, Arata; Konno, Chizue; Toyohara, Koji; Minami, Tatsuya; Arai, Takashi; Seike, Yoji
- Abstract
Aims: The objectives of the present study were to (i) evaluate the prevalence of children and adolescents who have engaged in intentional self-harm using a sharp object; and (ii) investigate the relationship between self-harm with sharp objects and depressive tendencies or dissociative tendencies. Methods: A total of 1938 students in grades 5–12 in Yokohama, Japan, were enrolled, and they completed anonymous self-report questionnaires including a question about intentional self-harm with a sharp object, the Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children (DSRSC) and the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES). Results: The prevalence of self-harm using sharp object was 5.4% among male 5th–6th graders, 4.0% among female 5th–6th graders, 5.3% among male 7th–9th graders, 15.1% among female 7th–9th graders, 6.6% among male 10th–12th graders, and 9.6% among female 10th–12th graders. Categorical regression analysis showed that a small amount of variance in self-harm by sharp object was explained by DSRSC and A-DES scores. Conclusions: Self-harm with a sharp object was prevalent among pre-adolescents and adolescents and was associated with depressive and dissociative tendencies.
- Subjects
YOKOHAMA-shi (Japan); JAPAN; SELF-destructive behavior in adolescence; DEPRESSION in adolescence; REGRESSION analysis; DISSOCIATIVE disorders; PATHOLOGICAL psychology
- Publication
Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, 2009, Vol 63, Issue 3, p410
- ISSN
1323-1316
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.01959.x