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A self-harm series and its relationship with childhood adversity among adolescents in mainland China: a cross-sectional study
- Source :
- BMC Psychiatry, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018), BMC Psychiatry
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2018.
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Abstract
- Background Self-harm (SH) is an emerging problem among Chinese adolescents. The present study aimed to measure the prevalence of SH behaviours and to explore the relationship between childhood adversity and different SH subtypes among Chinese adolescents. Methods A total of 5726 middle school students were randomly selected in three cities of Anhui province, China, using a stratified cluster sampling method. SH was categorized into five subtypes (highly lethal self-harm, less lethal self-harm with visible tissue damage, self-harm without visible tissue damage, self-harmful behaviours with latency damage and psychological self-harm). Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore the relationships between childhood adversity and different subtypes of adolescent SH. Results The prevalence rates of highly lethal self-harm, less lethal self-harm with visible tissue damage, self-harm without visible tissue damage, self-harmful behaviours with latency damage and psychological self-harm were 6.1, 20.4, 32.0, 20.0 and 23.0%, respectively. Childhood sexual abuse and physical peer victimization were associated with each SH subtype with adjusted odds ratios (AORs) ranging from 1.23 to 1.76. Highly lethal self-harm was associated with childhood physical peer victimization, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and emotional neglect. The less lethal SH subtypes (i.e., less lethal self-harm with visible tissue damage, self-harm without visible tissue damage, self-harmful behaviours with latency damage and psychological self-harm) were associated with childhood peer victimization, family life stress event scores and childhood sexual abuse. Conclusions A high prevalence of SH exists among Chinese adolescents. The association of childhood adversity with SH merits serious attention in both future research and preventive interventions. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12888-018-1607-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
- Subjects :
- Child abuse
Male
China
Adolescent
lcsh:RC435-571
Poison control
Adolescents
Peer Group
03 medical and health sciences
Childhood maltreatment
0302 clinical medicine
lcsh:Psychiatry
Injury prevention
Prevalence
Medicine
Cluster Analysis
Humans
Self-harm
030212 general & internal medicine
Child Abuse
Psychological abuse
Child
Crime Victims
business.industry
Sex Offenses
Childhood family life stress events
Family life
030227 psychiatry
Psychiatry and Mental health
Cross-Sectional Studies
Sexual abuse
Peer victimization
Female
Childhood adversity
Sex offense
business
Childhood peer victimization
Self-Injurious Behavior
Stress, Psychological
Clinical psychology
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....01acc52d9676bfbbe2a0851638abf1e1