Non-suicidal self-injuries in a sample of Mexican university students
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| contents | Non-suicidal self-injuries in a sample of Mexican university students Everardo Castro Silva Corina Benjet Francisco Juárez García Samuel Jurado Cárdenas María Emilia Lucio Gómez-Maqueo Alejandra Valencia Cruz Medicina self anxiety mental health injurious behavior Depressive symptoms Introduction Non-suicidal self-injuries (NSSI) are a worldwide health problem that affects principally young people, and can impact negatively the mental and physical health of those that self-injure.Objective To examine the frequency of NSSI in 564 undergraduate students (132 male, 432 female) from Mexico City and the association of NSSI with depressive symptoms, anxiety, impulsivity, self-efficacy, and emotion regulation.Method A convenience sample of 564 undergraduate students (aged 17-26 years) from eight universities in the Mexico City metropolitan area completed a survey in their classrooms.Results Of the total sample, 30.9% had experimented at some point in their lifetime with NSSI on one to four occasions, while 26.9% had recurrent NSSI (i.e., five or more occasions). Nearly eleven percent self-injured in the prior 12 months. The NSSI most often reported among those who self-injured was cutting oneself (48.0%). Recurrent self-injurers reported higher levels of depression and impulsivity, and less self-efficacy than those who had experimented with such behaviors or without any lifetime NSSI. While 54.4% perceived the need for professional help, only 18.1% sought professional services.Discussion and conclusion NSSI is a hidden problem in the college population in Mexico City which needs to be addressed by university administrators and mental health professionals. Depressive symptomatology, impulsivity, and self-efficacy are factors that should be considered when developing preventive intervention strategies. 2017 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58254203003 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58254203003/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58254203003/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58254203003/58254203003.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58254203003/movil 10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2017.025 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.5 Vol.40 |
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| spellingShingle | Non-suicidal self-injuries in a sample of Mexican university students Everardo Castro Silva Medicina self anxiety mental health injurious behavior Depressive symptoms Non-suicidal self-injuries in a sample of Mexican university students Everardo Castro Silva Corina Benjet Francisco Juárez García Samuel Jurado Cárdenas María Emilia Lucio Gómez-Maqueo Alejandra Valencia Cruz Medicina self anxiety mental health injurious behavior Depressive symptoms Introduction Non-suicidal self-injuries (NSSI) are a worldwide health problem that affects principally young people, and can impact negatively the mental and physical health of those that self-injure.Objective To examine the frequency of NSSI in 564 undergraduate students (132 male, 432 female) from Mexico City and the association of NSSI with depressive symptoms, anxiety, impulsivity, self-efficacy, and emotion regulation.Method A convenience sample of 564 undergraduate students (aged 17-26 years) from eight universities in the Mexico City metropolitan area completed a survey in their classrooms.Results Of the total sample, 30.9% had experimented at some point in their lifetime with NSSI on one to four occasions, while 26.9% had recurrent NSSI (i.e., five or more occasions). Nearly eleven percent self-injured in the prior 12 months. The NSSI most often reported among those who self-injured was cutting oneself (48.0%). Recurrent self-injurers reported higher levels of depression and impulsivity, and less self-efficacy than those who had experimented with such behaviors or without any lifetime NSSI. While 54.4% perceived the need for professional help, only 18.1% sought professional services.Discussion and conclusion NSSI is a hidden problem in the college population in Mexico City which needs to be addressed by university administrators and mental health professionals. Depressive symptomatology, impulsivity, and self-efficacy are factors that should be considered when developing preventive intervention strategies. 2017 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58254203003 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58254203003/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58254203003/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58254203003/58254203003.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58254203003/movil 10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2017.025 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.5 Vol.40 |
| title | Non-suicidal self-injuries in a sample of Mexican university students |
| topic | Medicina self anxiety mental health injurious behavior Depressive symptoms |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58254203003 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58254203003/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58254203003/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58254203003/58254203003.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58254203003/movil |