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A Latent Profile Analysis of At-Risk First-Year Undergraduate Students
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Nadia Al-Dajani; Ewa K. Czyz; Daniel Eisenberg; Kai Zheng; Cheryl A. King – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: We examined whether meaningful subgroups of self-injurious behaviors (SIBs) would emerge within a pool of first-year college students already deemed at elevated risk. Participants: First-year undergraduates (N = 1,068) recruited in 2015-2018 Fall terms. Methods: Past-year nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) frequency, past-year number of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, At Risk Persons, Self Destructive Behavior, Suicide
Thoughts of Self-Harm and Help-Seeking Behavior among Youth in the Community
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Goodwin, Renee D.; Mocarski, Michelle; Marusic, Andrej; Beautrais, Annette – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2013
The association between thoughts of self-harm and help-seeking among youth with symptoms of depression was examined. Data were drawn from the Health Behavior of School-aged Children Study ("n" = 15, 686), a nationally representative sample of youth in the United States. Analyses focused on comparing help-seeking behaviors among youth…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Self Destructive Behavior, Injuries, Correlation
Self-Injury among Early Adolescents
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Alfonso, Moya; Dedrick, Robert F. – American Journal of Health Education, 2010
Background: Whereas much attention has been focused on adolescent risk behaviors such as substance use, much less has been devoted to self-injury in the general adolescent population. Purpose: This study had two purposes: (1) describe the prevalence of self-injury among early adolescents in the general middle school population, and (2) identify…
Descriptors: Health Education, Incidence, Prevention, Injuries
Prevalence and Correlates of Self-Injury among University Students
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Gollust, Sarah Elizabeth; Eisenberg, Daniel; Golberstein, Ezra – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: The authors' purpose in this research was to establish estimates of the prevalence and correlates of nonsuicidal self-injury among university students. Participants: The authors recruited participants (N = 2, 843) from a random sample of 5, 021 undergraduate and graduate students attending a large midwestern public university. Methods:…
Descriptors: Smoking, Incidence, Injuries, Health Behavior
Risk Factors Associated with Suicide Attempts and Other Self-Injury among Hong Kong Adolescents
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Wong, Joy P. S.; Stewart, Sunita M.; Ho, S. Y.; Lam, T. H. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
This study examined 1,361 Chinese adolescents who reported self-injurious behaviors. Groups A and B both acknowledged deliberate self-injury, but only Group A had made a suicide attempt. Group C reported accidental self-injury. Deliberate self-injurers (Groups A and B) were more frequently girls, older, and with more suicidal ideation. Group A had…
Descriptors: Injuries, Suicide, Psychopathology, At Risk Persons
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 1995.
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Kann, Laura; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1996
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of health-risk behaviors: injury-inviting behaviors, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity. This report summarizes results from the national survey, 35 state surveys, and 16 local surveys conducted among high…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Drinking, Eating Habits, Health Behavior