Reports of Self-Harm and Social Stressors among Early Adolescents: A Brief Report

Autor/inn/en	Teufel, James A.; Brown, Stephen L.; Birch, David A.
Titel	Reports of Self-Harm and Social Stressors among Early Adolescents: A Brief Report
Quelle	In: Health Educator, 39 (2007) 1, S.18-23 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	8756-5943
Schlagwörter	Early Intervention; Health Education; Prevention; Early Adolescents; Self Destructive Behavior; Stress Variables; Parent Child Relationship; Questionnaires; Coping; Incidence; Well Being; Illinois; Indiana; North Carolina; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Fragebogen; Bewältigung; Vorkommen; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden
Abstract	This study examined reports of self-harm by early adolescents as well as associations between salient interpersonal stressors and self-harm. While attending health education centers located in Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, early adolescents (n = 737) responded to a questionnaire measuring stressors, coping, and self-harm. Approximately 19% of early adolescent students reported some type of self-harm. Those reporting parents as a source of stress more frequently reported self-harm, compared to those who did not report parents as a source of stress. The results of this study further evidence the problem of self-harm during adolescence. Due to the prevalence of self-reported self-harm and the long lasting consequences of self-harm, prevention or early intervention is crucial to the well-being of some youth. Self-harm, especially self-harm that includes the use of objects, and self-harm's association with parent-focused stress deserve further research. Suggestions are given for prevention/intervention programs among early adolescents. (Contains 2 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10