Measurement and stratification of nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is highly prevalent in adolescents. In survey and interview studies assessing NSSI, methods of assessment have been shown to influence prevalence estimates. However, knowledge of which groups of adolescents that are identified with different measurement methods is lacking, and the characteristics of identified groups are yet to be investigated. Further, only a handful of studies have been carried out using exploratory methods to identify subgroups among adolescents with NSSI.

Methods

The performance of two prevalence measures (single-item vs. behavioral checklist) in the same cross-sectional community sample (n = 266, age M = 14.21, 58.3% female) of adolescents was compared regarding prevalence estimates and also characterization of

SUBMITTER: Aspeqvist E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848387 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature