Self-harm on the Internet among adolescents: Prevalence and association with depression, anxiety, family cohesion, and social resources

Background: Using the internet to search for information or share images about self-harm is an emerging risk among young people. The aims of this study were (a) to analyze the prevalence of different types of self-harm on the internet and differences by sex and age, and (b) to examine the relationsh...

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Autores: Gámez Guadix, Manuel, Mateos Pérez, Estibaliz, Wachs, Sebastian, Blanco, Marta
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositório:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Palavra-chave:self-harm
self-injury
adolescence
depression
anxiety
family cohesion
social support
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spelling Self-harm on the Internet among adolescents: Prevalence and association with depression, anxiety, family cohesion, and social resourcesGámez Guadix, ManuelMateos Pérez, EstibalizWachs, SebastianBlanco, Martaself-harmself-injuryadolescencedepressionanxietyfamily cohesionsocial supportBackground: Using the internet to search for information or share images about self-harm is an emerging risk among young people. The aims of this study were (a) to analyze the prevalence of different types of self-harm on the internet and differences by sex and age, and (b) to examine the relationship of self-harm on the internet with intrapersonal factors (i.e., depression and anxiety) and interpersonal factors (i.e., family cohesion and social resources). Method: The sample consisted of 1,877 adolescents (946 girls) between 12 and 17 years old (Mage = 13.41, SD = 1.25) who completed self-report measures. Results: Approximately 11% of the participants had been involved in some type of self-harm on the internet. The prevalence was signifi cantly higher among girls than boys and among adolescents older than 15 years old. Depression and anxiety increased the risk of self-harm on the internet, whereas family cohesion decreased the probability of self-harm on the internet. Conclusions: Self-harm on the internet is a relatively widespread phenomenon among Spanish adolescents. Prevention programs should include emotional regulation, coping skills, and resilience to reduce engagement in this behavior.Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias202520252022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/72062reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://www.psicothema.com/pii?pii=4741info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess© 2022 Psicothemaoai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/720622026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Self-harm on the Internet among adolescents: Prevalence and association with depression, anxiety, family cohesion, and social resources
title Self-harm on the Internet among adolescents: Prevalence and association with depression, anxiety, family cohesion, and social resources
spellingShingle Self-harm on the Internet among adolescents: Prevalence and association with depression, anxiety, family cohesion, and social resources
Gámez Guadix, Manuel
self-harm
self-injury
adolescence
depression
anxiety
family cohesion
social support
title_short Self-harm on the Internet among adolescents: Prevalence and association with depression, anxiety, family cohesion, and social resources
title_full Self-harm on the Internet among adolescents: Prevalence and association with depression, anxiety, family cohesion, and social resources
title_fullStr Self-harm on the Internet among adolescents: Prevalence and association with depression, anxiety, family cohesion, and social resources
title_full_unstemmed Self-harm on the Internet among adolescents: Prevalence and association with depression, anxiety, family cohesion, and social resources
title_sort Self-harm on the Internet among adolescents: Prevalence and association with depression, anxiety, family cohesion, and social resources
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gámez Guadix, Manuel
Mateos Pérez, Estibaliz
Wachs, Sebastian
Blanco, Marta
author Gámez Guadix, Manuel
author_facet Gámez Guadix, Manuel
Mateos Pérez, Estibaliz
Wachs, Sebastian
Blanco, Marta
author_role author
author2 Mateos Pérez, Estibaliz
Wachs, Sebastian
Blanco, Marta
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv self-harm
self-injury
adolescence
depression
anxiety
family cohesion
social support
topic self-harm
self-injury
adolescence
depression
anxiety
family cohesion
social support
description Background: Using the internet to search for information or share images about self-harm is an emerging risk among young people. The aims of this study were (a) to analyze the prevalence of different types of self-harm on the internet and differences by sex and age, and (b) to examine the relationship of self-harm on the internet with intrapersonal factors (i.e., depression and anxiety) and interpersonal factors (i.e., family cohesion and social resources). Method: The sample consisted of 1,877 adolescents (946 girls) between 12 and 17 years old (Mage = 13.41, SD = 1.25) who completed self-report measures. Results: Approximately 11% of the participants had been involved in some type of self-harm on the internet. The prevalence was signifi cantly higher among girls than boys and among adolescents older than 15 years old. Depression and anxiety increased the risk of self-harm on the internet, whereas family cohesion decreased the probability of self-harm on the internet. Conclusions: Self-harm on the internet is a relatively widespread phenomenon among Spanish adolescents. Prevention programs should include emotional regulation, coping skills, and resilience to reduce engagement in this behavior.
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