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Cutting to cope - a modern adolescent phenomenon
Child: Care, Health and Development
|May 12, 2010
Summary
Young people
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Adolescent Health
- Self-Harm Research
Background:
- Increasing prevalence of self-harm by cutting among young people.
- Estimates suggest 1 in 12 to 1 in 15 UK youth engage in cutting.
- Concern regarding cutting behavior in North of England schools.
Purpose of the Study:
- Identify factors associated with self-harm by cutting in adolescents.
- Explore coping strategies to reduce cutting behavior.
- Investigate the link between coping mechanisms and self-harm.
Main Methods:
- Multivariate and exploratory factor analysis.
- Survey of pupils in four comprehensive schools.
- Analysis of cutting behavior frequency.
Main Results:
- Three coping factors identified: Social & Active Coping, Seeking External Solutions, Non-Productive Coping.
- Social & Active Coping significantly correlated with non-cutting behavior.
- No other factors showed significant correlation with non-cutting behavior.
Conclusions:
- Promoting Social & Active Coping can reduce self-harm by cutting.
- Elements of Social & Active Coping include achievement, positive friendships, and recreation.
- Fostering these elements may minimize the need for self-harm as a coping mechanism.
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