Skin Picking in Turkish Students: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Gender Differences

The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence, characteristics, triggers, and consequences of skin picking (SP) in a sample of Turkish university students, with an emphasis on gender differences. A total of 245 students from two universities in Turkey were assessed by using the Skin Picking...

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Published in:Behavior modification 2012-01, Vol.36 (1), p.49-66
Main Authors: Calikusu, Celal, Kucukgoncu, Suat, Tecer, Özlem, Bestepe, Emrem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Age Differences
Behavior Problems
Biological and medical sciences
College Students
Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders - diagnosis
Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders - epidemiology
Female
Females
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Habit Formation
Humans
Incidence
Individual Characteristics
Male
Males
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Pathology
Personality traits
Prevalence
Psychological Patterns
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Self Report
Sex Characteristics
Sex Differences
Skin
Skin - injuries
Students
Students - psychology
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Turkey
Turkey - epidemiology
Universities
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Summary:The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence, characteristics, triggers, and consequences of skin picking (SP) in a sample of Turkish university students, with an emphasis on gender differences. A total of 245 students from two universities in Turkey were assessed by using the Skin Picking Inventory. In total, 87.8% of the students reported engaging in SP, and 2.04% of the students had pathological SP. There was no statistically significant difference between female and male students regarding the frequency of SP and the estimated daily SP time. The SP episodes began earlier in men than in women. Women were found to pick their chins, whereas men were found to pick their legs more frequently. SP is prevalent among Turkish students. Triggers, characteristics, and consequences of SP in Turkish students are similar to the results reported in studies conducted on different cultures. Large-scale studies are needed to further investigate gender differences in SP.
ISSN:0145-4455
1552-4167
DOI:10.1177/0145445511420282