Aggression and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Depressed Youths: The Mediating Effect of Resilience

The global spread of COVID-19 not only exerted an enormous impact on the public in different countries but also aggravated depression among youths. The aggressive tendencies of depressed individuals can harm their body and life and threaten those of others. The aggressive and non-suicidal self-injur...

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Published in:Iranian journal of public health 2021-02, Vol.50 (2), p.288-296
Main Authors: Zhang, Ling, Chen, Meiai, Yao, Benxian, Zhang, Ying
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Aggressive behavior
Aggressiveness
COVID-19
Injuries
Mental depression
Mental health
Migrant workers
Non-suicidal self-injury
Original
Resilience
Self destructive behavior
Self-injury
Youth
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Summary:The global spread of COVID-19 not only exerted an enormous impact on the public in different countries but also aggravated depression among youths. The aggressive tendencies of depressed individuals can harm their body and life and threaten those of others. The aggressive and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors of depressed youths may seriously affect their physical and psychological health if not identified and mediated promptly. A total of 875 young respondents (including college students, community youths, migrant workers, and so on) from three provinces in China were surveyed in 2020 using a depression scale, non-suicidal self-injury scale, aggression scale, and resilience scale. Depression, non-suicidal self-injury, and aggression are significantly higher among the members of the depression group compared with the members of the healthy control group (
ISSN:2251-6085
2251-6093
DOI:10.18502/ijph.v50i2.5342