Associations of neglect and physical abuse with non-suicidal self-injury behaviors among adolescents in rural China
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2019.07.007
- VernacularTitle:中国农村地区青少年忽视及躯体虐待经历与非自杀性自伤行为的关联
- Author:
CHEN Yanru, ZHANG Man, GUO Hongda, YI Yanni, MA Ying, TANG Jie
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou(511436), China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mental health;
Torture;
Self-injurious behavior;
Adolescent;
Rural population
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2019;40(7):984-986
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the relationship between neglect , physical abuse and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviors among middle school students in rural China.
Methods:A total of 14 162 adolescents in Anhui, Guangdong, Yunnan, Heilongjiang and Hubei provinces were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling method. Data were obtained on demographic information, neglect, physical abuse and non-suicidal self-injury from questionnaire survey.
Results:During the past year before survey, 13.5% of participants engaged in self-injury 5 times or more, 15.4% of participants engaged in self-injury 1 to 4 times. Both neglect and physical abuse were significantly associated with self-injury in adolescents(P<0.01). After adjusted for gender, ethnicity, the only-one child, family structure, family economic status, and other variables, multinomial logistic regression showed that neglect and physical abuse were positively associated with self-injury behavior(OR=1.43-3.23). There was a potential dose-response relationship of accumulating physical abuse types and self-injury, with more physical abuse types, the higher risk of self-injury behavior.
Conclusion:Neglect and physical abuse experience should be considered as a risk factor for NSSI among adolescents in rural China. Specific intervention targeting neglect and physical abuse should be strengthened to reduce the occurrence of NSSI.
