Gender differences in self-harm and drinking behaviors among high school students in Beijing, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-harm and drinking are both serious problems in adolescents and many studies presented evidence of their association. However, gender differences in this association are seldom deeply discussed. Our study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of self-harm and explore its association with drinking behaviors by gender and investigate the extent to which the gender differences exist in the association between self-harm and drinking.

Methods

A total of 32,362 students in grades 7 to 12 in Beijing, China were anonymously surveyed and included in our study using two-stage, stratified probability proportion sampling. Self-harm, drinking behaviors and other basic information were obtained from an anonymous questionnaire. Demographic variables, self-harm and drinking behavi

SUBMITTER: Li CQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7726872 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature