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Gallant, Jason; Snyder, Gregory S.; von der Embse, Nathaniel P. – Preventing School Failure, 2014
This study examined characteristics and biopsychosocial predictors of nonsuicidal self-injury in a sample (N = 753) of youth in residential care admitted between 2005 and 2010. To model the data, the authors used t-tests, chi-square tests, and multiple logistic regressions stratified by gender. Results suggested that 12% of youth engaged in…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Adolescents, Residential Care, Gender Differences
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Wasserman, Gail A.; McReynolds, Larkin S. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006
Many risks for suicidal behavior, identified in population samples, are elevated in justice youth. We examined whether risks operate similarly in a justice sample. We measured suicidal behavior and disorder on the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children in 991 randomly selected youths, and examined associations between demographic, offense, and…
Descriptors: Suicide, At Risk Persons, Juvenile Justice, Self Destructive Behavior