We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Reports of Self-Harm and Social Stressors Among Early Adolescents: A Brief Report.
- Authors
Teufel, James A.; Brown, Stephen L.; Birch, David A.
- Abstract
This study examined reports of self-harm by early adolescents as well as associations between salient interpersonal stressors and self-harm. While attending health education centers located in Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, early adolescents (n = 737) responded to a questionnaire measuring stressors, coping, and self-harm. Approximately 19% of early adolescent students reported some type of self-harm. Those reporting parents as a source of stress more frequently reported self-harm, compared to those who did not report parents as a source of stress. The results of this study further evidence the problem of self-harm during adolescence. Due to the prevalence of self-reported self-harm and the long lasting consequences of self-harm, prevention or early intervention is crucial to the wellbeing of some youth. Self-harm, especially self-harm that includes the use of objects, and self-harm's association with parent-focused stress deserve further research. Suggestions are given for prevention/intervention programs among early adolescents.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ATTEMPTED suicide; TEENAGERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
- Publication
Health Educator, 2007, Vol 39, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
2168-1821
- Publication type
Article