dc.contributor.author | Baiden, Philip | |
dc.contributor.author | Stewart, Shannon L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fallon, Barbara | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-09T01:01:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-09T01:01:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Published in Child Abuse & Neglect 69, 163-176, 2017 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10106/27099 | |
dc.description.abstract | The objectives of this study were to examine the prevalence of, and determine the effect of adverse childhood experiences on non-suicidal self-injury among children and adolescents referred to community and inpatient mental health settings. Data for this study were obtained from the interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health dataset. A total of 2038 children and adolescents aged 8–18 years (M = 12.49; SD = 2.88, 61.1% males) were analyzed. Binary logistic regression was fitted to identify predictors of non-suicidal self-injury as a function of adverse childhood experiences,
depression, and social support while simultaneously controlling for age, gender, type of patient, legal guardianship, marital status of parents/caregivers, history of foster family placement, and mental health diagnoses. Of the 2038 children and adolescents examined, 592 (29%) of this clinical sample engaged in non-suicidal self-injury. In the multivariate logistic regression model, children and adolescents who were physically abused had 49% higher odds of engaging in non-suicidal self-injury and children and adolescents who were sexually abused had 60% higher odds
of engaging in non-suicidal self-injury, when compared to their non-abused counterparts. Other predictors of non-suicidal self-injury include: older age, female gender, inpatient status, depression, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, disruptive behavior disorder, and mood disorders. Children and adolescents who had some form of social support had a 26% decrease in the odds of engaging in non-suicidal self-injury. Assessment procedures for indicators of mental health, particularly among children and adolescents with a history of adverse childhood experiences, should
also take into account non-suicidal self-injury. In addition to bolstering social support networks, addressing depression and related emotion regulation skills in childhood may help prevent future non-suicidal self-injury behaviors. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was supported in part by Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral Award through Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada awarded to the first author. This research was also supported by the Community Vitality Grant through the London Community Foundation. Special thanks to the children, youth, and families for their time and effort. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.subject | interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health dataset | en_US |
dc.subject | Non-suicidal self-injury -- predictors | en_US |
dc.subject | Non-suicidal self-injury -- social support | en_US |
dc.subject | Adverse childhood experiences | en_US |
dc.title | The role of adverse childhood experiences as determinants of non-suicidal self-injury among children and adolescents referred to community and inpatient mental health settings | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.description.version | Uncorrected proof | en_US |
dc.publisher.department | School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington | en_US |
dc.identifier.externalLink | The original publication is available at Article DOI | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.04.011 | |