Prevalence of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Behaviors among Adolescents
Abstract
In Present study prevalence of Non-Suicidal Self-injury Behavior (NSSIB) was explored and also focused on the differences in non-suicidal self-injury behaviors based on participants' demographic variables. The data were collected from 725 adolescents from schools and colleges of Gujrat by using multistage stratified sampling technique. Non- suicidal self-injury behaviors of adolescents were measured by using the Scale of NSSIB for adolescents. Findings indicated moderate (46.9%) and mild (33.0%) levels of NSSIB among the participants, with significant differences based on age, socioeconomic status, and school type. The One-way ANOVA indicated that there was a statistically significant difference in the non-suicidal self- injury behaviors faced by adolescents in relation to their demographics. Lower-class adolescents exhibited the lowest NSSIB scores, while middle-class students reported the highest NSSIBI. Further, Independent T-test is used to compare non-suicidal self-injury behavior (NSSIB) among adolescents with reference to public and private schools. The findings suggest that there is a statistically significant difference in non-suicidal self-injury behavior among adolescents attending public and private schools. Specifically, public school students have higher NSSIB scores as compared to their private school counterparts.
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