@article{ref1,
title="Non-suicidal self-injury among university students in Turkey: the effect of gender and childhood abuse",
journal="Psychiatria Danubina",
year="2018",
author="Idig-Camuroglu, Meltem and Gölge, Z. Belma",
volume="30",
number="4",
pages="410-420",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of gender and childhood abuse on non-suicidal self-injurious (NSSI) behaviors among university students in Turkey. <br><br>SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In this study convenience sampling technique was used, the sample consisted of 1000 young adults who were from the eight universities in two big cities; Istanbul and Ankara. Besides with demographic questionnaire, Inventory of Statements about Self-Injury and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire were used. <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence of NSSI was 28.5% and the most prevalent three self-injurious behaviors were wound picking, banging/hitting and pinching self. There was not a gender difference in NSSI behavior frequency but in the type of behavior; males had significantly higher percentages of hitting and burning behavior. Examining the intrapsychic and interpersonal functions of NSSI, &quot;affect regulation&quot; and &quot;toughness&quot; functions were the most used ones among the participants. In terms of gender differences, &quot;revenge&quot; function was used by females more than males. Self-injurers had higher childhood abuse scores on sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and neglect subscales than non self-injurers, and males were significantly more abused than females. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Accepting childhood abuse as an important predictor of NSSI behavior, screening and assessment of abused children and adolescents can help to prevent the onset of the behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0353-5053",
doi="10.24869/psyd.2018.410",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2018.410"
}