Longitudinal Associations of Stressful Life Events with Non-suicidal Self-Injury among Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Effect of Depressive Symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Little is known about the mechanism between stressful life events and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in Chinese adolescents. This study was to investigate the mediating effect of depressive symptoms on the association between stressful life events and NSSI among Chinese adolescents.

Methods

This study included a total of 7072 adolescents who participated in the one-year follow-up of Shandong Adolescent Behavior and Health Cohort. A self-administrated questionnaire was used to evaluate stressful life events, depressive symptoms, NSSI, and other variables in November-December 2015. One year later, a follow-up investigation was performed to evaluate participants' depressive symptoms and NSSI. Logistic regression and mediation analysis were used to examine the relatio

SUBMITTER: Wan LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921865 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature