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Book Chapter: A Longitudinal Study on Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviors Among Chinese Adolescents
Title | A Longitudinal Study on Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviors Among Chinese Adolescents |
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Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | Springer |
Citation | A Longitudinal Study on Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviors Among Chinese Adolescents. In Shek, DTL., Sun, RCF & Ma, CMS (Eds.), Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong: Family Life, Psychological Well-Being and Risk Behavior, p. 155-172. Singapore: Springer, 2014 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This longitudinal study examined deliberate self-harm and suicidal behaviors among adolescents in junior secondary schools in Hong Kong. With specific reference to adolescents in Grade 9, the prevalence of deliberate self-harm behavior was 21.9 %, with preventing wounds from healing, self-scratching, and wrist cutting being the most prevalent self-harm behaviors; the prevalence of self- harm behavior was higher in girls than in boys. The prevalence of suicide attempts was 3.4 %, with girls manifesting more suicidal behaviors than boys. A path model with family functioning (mutuality, communication, and conflicts) at Time 1, positive youth development qualities at Time 2, and self-harm and suicidal behaviors at Time 3 was tested. The following results were obtained: (a) mutuality and communication at Time 1 predicted self-harm and suicidal behaviors at Time 3 via positive youth development at Time 2; (b) mutuality at Time 1 directly predicted self-harm behavior at Time 3; (c) family conflicts at Time 1 directly predicted suicidal behavior at Time 3. The proposed overall model was not entirely gender invariant. Although the paths were gender invariant, family conflicts at Time 1 predicted suicidal behavior at Time 3 for girls but not boys. The theoretical and applied implications of the findings are discussed in this work. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/204927 |
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Series/Report no. | Quality of Life in Asia, vol. 5 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Law, MF | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Shek, DTL | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-20T01:07:41Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-20T01:07:41Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | A Longitudinal Study on Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviors Among Chinese Adolescents. In Shek, DTL., Sun, RCF & Ma, CMS (Eds.), Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong: Family Life, Psychological Well-Being and Risk Behavior, p. 155-172. Singapore: Springer, 2014 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9789812871428 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2211-0550 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/204927 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This longitudinal study examined deliberate self-harm and suicidal behaviors among adolescents in junior secondary schools in Hong Kong. With specific reference to adolescents in Grade 9, the prevalence of deliberate self-harm behavior was 21.9 %, with preventing wounds from healing, self-scratching, and wrist cutting being the most prevalent self-harm behaviors; the prevalence of self- harm behavior was higher in girls than in boys. The prevalence of suicide attempts was 3.4 %, with girls manifesting more suicidal behaviors than boys. A path model with family functioning (mutuality, communication, and conflicts) at Time 1, positive youth development qualities at Time 2, and self-harm and suicidal behaviors at Time 3 was tested. The following results were obtained: (a) mutuality and communication at Time 1 predicted self-harm and suicidal behaviors at Time 3 via positive youth development at Time 2; (b) mutuality at Time 1 directly predicted self-harm behavior at Time 3; (c) family conflicts at Time 1 directly predicted suicidal behavior at Time 3. The proposed overall model was not entirely gender invariant. Although the paths were gender invariant, family conflicts at Time 1 predicted suicidal behavior at Time 3 for girls but not boys. The theoretical and applied implications of the findings are discussed in this work. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong: Family Life, Psychological Well-Being and Risk Behavior | - |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Quality of Life in Asia, vol. 5 | - |
dc.title | A Longitudinal Study on Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviors Among Chinese Adolescents | en_US |
dc.type | Book_Chapter | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Law, MF: blaw@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Law, MF=rp01514 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/978-981-287-143-5_9 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85047441976 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 237664 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 155 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 172 | en_US |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2211-0569 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Singapore | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 2211-0550 | - |