Non-suicidal self-injury and its association with identity formation in India and Belgium: A cross-cultural case-control study ...

The aim of the present study was to compare different features of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in India and Belgium. We also explored whether the strength of the association between NSSI and disturbances in identity formation—a risk factor that can increase vulnerability to NSSI—was similar in young adults from India and Belgium. Data regarding NSSI and identity formation were collected from 182 young adults in India (56% females, mean age = 21.5 years, SD = 3.70, range = 17–38 years). The Belgian data used for matching were derived from four existing datasets. Of the 182 Indian cases, 138... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Amarendra Gandhi
Luyckx, Koen
Adhikari, Alka
Dhruv Parmar
Desousa, Avinash
Nilesh Shah
Shubhada Maitra
Claes, Laurence
Dokumenttyp: Datenquelle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Verlag/Hrsg.: SAGE Journals
Schlagwörter: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified / FOS: Psychology / 110319 Psychiatry incl. Psychotherapy / FOS: Clinical medicine
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28967446
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.5111493

The aim of the present study was to compare different features of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in India and Belgium. We also explored whether the strength of the association between NSSI and disturbances in identity formation—a risk factor that can increase vulnerability to NSSI—was similar in young adults from India and Belgium. Data regarding NSSI and identity formation were collected from 182 young adults in India (56% females, mean age = 21.5 years, SD = 3.70, range = 17–38 years). The Belgian data used for matching were derived from four existing datasets. Of the 182 Indian cases, 138 cases could be matched with the Belgian sample on age, gender, and lifetime prevalence of NSSI. Lifetime prevalence of NSSI in the Indian sample was found to be around 21.4%, with higher prevalence in females than in males. Comparison of features of NSSI in India and Belgium indicated that the age of onset of NSSI was higher in the Indian sample (around 17 years) than the Belgian sample (around 15 years). Additionally, ...