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Stanford, Sarah; Jones, Michael P. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: Research to date suggests that as many as 12-15% of young people engage in self-harm behaviour; however, the current understanding of the psychological basis of adolescent self-harm is limited. The objective was to determine whether adolescents who self-harm are a psychologically homogenous group. It was hypothesised that psychological…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Psychology, Behavior Patterns, College Students
Brumberg, Joan Jacobs – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2006
This article discusses two Cornell research studies on the prevalence of self-injury or "cutting" in today's youth, led by Janis Whitlock, and presents historical perspectives on the issue. The first study randomly surveyed 3,069 undergraduate and graduate students at Cornell University and Princeton University. Data showed that 17 percent of the…
Descriptors: Internet, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Student Surveys