Self-Harmful Behaviors in a Population-Based Sample of Young Adults

A birth cohort of 472 women and 494 men aged 26 years was interviewed about a range of self‐harmful behaviors first and then asked about suicidal intent.‐Lifetime prevalence of self‐harm using traditional methods of suicide (ICD [International Classification of Diseases] self‐harm) was 13%, with 9%...

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Published in:Suicide & life-threatening behavior 2004-06, Vol.34 (2), p.177-186
Main Authors: Nada-Raja, Shyamala, Skegg, Keren, Langley, John, Morrison, Dianne, Sowerby, Paula
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Catchment Area (Health)
Cohort Studies
Ethnicity
Female
Females
Humans
Injuries
Male
Medical sciences
Medical Services
New Zealand - epidemiology
Pain
Population Surveillance - methods
Predictor Variables
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Resistance (Psychology)
Secondary School Students
Secondary Schools
Self Destructive Behavior
Self-Injurious Behavior - epidemiology
Statistical Analysis
Suicide
Suicides & suicide attempts
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adults
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Summary:A birth cohort of 472 women and 494 men aged 26 years was interviewed about a range of self‐harmful behaviors first and then asked about suicidal intent.‐Lifetime prevalence of self‐harm using traditional methods of suicide (ICD [International Classification of Diseases] self‐harm) was 13%, with 9% of the sample describing at least one such episode as “attempted suicide.” Other self‐harmful behaviors were common; 14% of women and 33% of men reported self‐battery. ICD self‐harm over the past year was reported by 3%, mostly without suicidal intent. ICD self‐harm and even lesser behaviors were associated with high odds of reporting suicidal ideation. The findings suggest that studies of self‐harm should include behaviors not necessarily associated with suicidal intent.
ISSN:0363-0234
1943-278X
DOI:10.1521/suli.34.2.177.32781