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Rates of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Youth: Age, Sex, and Behavioral Methods in a Community Sample

Andrea L. Barrocas, Benjamin L. Hankin, Jami F. Young and John R. Z. Abela
Pediatrics July 2012, 130 (1) 39-45; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-2094
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    Grade by gender interaction of lifetime rates of NSSI engagement. Y axis designates percent of each group of youth, or the rate for each group.

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    Demographic Characteristics of Study Population (n = 665)

    CharacteristicPercent (n) or Median
    Gender
     Female55.0 (366)
     Male45.0 (299)
    Grade
     Third 29.5 (196)
     Sixth 37.3 (248)
     Ninth 33.2 (221)
    Race/Ethnicity
     White62.2 (414)
     African American11.3 (75)
     Hispanic7.5 (50)
     Asian/Pacific Islander9.6 (64)
     Other/Mixed ethnicity and race9.3 (62)
    Parent marital status
     Married77.0 (512)
     Single7.0 (46)
     Divorced or separated15.0 (100)
     Widowed1.0 (7)
    Annual income
     Minimum $0
     Median $86 500
     Maximum $900 000
    Free/reduced lunch18.3 (122)
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    Rates of NSSI Engagement and Behavioral Methods by Gender and Grade

    nRatesBehavioral Method in Lifetime
    LifetimeCut/carve SkinBurn SkinInsert ObjectsPick SkinHit SelfTattoo SelfOther
    n%n% ofn% ofn% ofn% ofn% ofn% ofn% of
    Overall665538.02445.3713.2815.147.52547.212.01018.9
    Girls366339.02163.6618.2515.239.11442.413.0515.2
     Third grade 10376.8
     Sixth grade 14132.1
     Ninth grade 1222318.9
    Boys299206.7315.015.0315.015.01155.000.0525.0
     Third grade 9488.5
     Sixth grade 10676.6
     Ninth grade 9955.1
    Third grade197157.6213.316.716.716.7960.000.0533.3
    Sixth grade247104.0330.0110.0110.000.0550.000.0110.0
    Ninth grade2212812.71970.4518.5622.2311.11140.713.8415.4
    • The sum of subgroup numbers may not be equal to the total n for data on behavioral methods because many youth reported multiple methods.

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Andrea L. Barrocas, Benjamin L. Hankin, Jami F. Young, John R. Z. Abela
Pediatrics Jul 2012, 130 (1) 39-45; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2094

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