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| Title |
Reasons for adolescent deliberate self-harm: a cry of pain and/or a cry for help?
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| Published in |
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, November 2008
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00127-008-0469-z |
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| Authors |
Gerrit Scoliers, Gwendolyn Portzky, Nicola Madge, Anthea Hewitt, Keith Hawton, Erik Jan de Wilde, Mette Ystgaard, Ella Arensman, Diego De Leo, Sandor Fekete, Kees van Heeringen |
| Abstract |
The present study examines reasons for adolescent deliberate self-harm. A cross-sectional survey using an anonymous self-report questionnaire was carried out in seven countries (Australia, Belgium, England, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway). Data on 30,477 school pupils between the ages of 14-17 were analysed. Past year and lifetime deliberate self-harm were assessed, along with the self-reported reasons for deliberate self-harm. The results showed that 'wanted to get relief from a terrible state of mind' and 'wanted to die' were most commonly reported. Principal component analysis indicated two underlying dimensions in the reasons for deliberate self-harm, i.e. a cry of pain motive and/or a cry for help motive. The majority of self-harmers reported at least one cry of pain motive ('to die', 'to punish myself', and 'to get relief from a terrible state of mind') and an additional cry for help motive ('to show how desperate I was feeling', to frighten someone', 'to get my own back on someone', 'to find out whether someone really loved me', and 'to get some attention'). Females reported more reasons than males. Only females showed an age difference, with girls aged 16-17 more frequently reporting a cry for help motive. There was considerable consistency in choice of motives across countries and genders. Systematic assessment of the reasons for deliberate self-harm can help clinicians to better understand the meaning of self harming behaviour, select appropriate treatment, suggest alternative coping strategies, and hopefully prevent future suicidal behaviour. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 33% |
| Norway | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 235 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 225 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 40 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 12% |
| Researcher | 22 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 9% |
| Other | 51 | 22% |
| Unknown | 52 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 88 | 37% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 20 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 5% |
| Arts and Humanities | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 21 | 9% |
| Unknown | 57 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 March 2023.
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#4,113,578
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#756
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#22,095
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#3
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