Self-harm, dentofacial features, and bullying.

Autor: Al-Bitar ZB; Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. Electronic address: z.bitar@ju.edu.jo., Sonbol HN; Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan., Al-Omari IK; Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan., Badran SA; Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan., Naini FB; Kingston and St George's Hospitals and St George's Medical School, London, United Kingdom., Al-Omiri MK; Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan., Hamdan AM; Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics [Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop] 2022 Jul; Vol. 162 (1), pp. 80-92. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 26.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2021.02.025
Abstrakt: Introduction: Self-harm is a growing public health problem. The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of self-harm among a representative sample of school children and the contribution of dentofacial appearance and being bullied because of dentofacial appearance to self-harm.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which a representative sample of eighth-grade students (aged 13-14 years) from randomly selected schools was asked to complete anonymous questionnaires distributed in the classroom. The final sample size was 699 children (339 girls, 360 boys) with a mean age of 13.3 years, representing 1.26% of the target population.
Results: The prevalence of self-harm was 26.9% (n = 188), with no statistically significant gender differences (P >0.05). Among all the subjects who reported self-harm, 47.9% (n = 90) reported self-harm because of dentofacial features. A total of 41 subjects reported self-harm because of bullying targeted at dentofacial features, representing around one fifth of subjects who reported self-harm. The 3 most common dentofacial features contributing to self-harm and self-harm as a result of bullying were tooth color and shape, spacing between the teeth or missing teeth, and prominent maxillary anterior teeth.
Conclusions: This study demonstrated a relatively high experience of self-harm reported by adolescent school children, with many reporting self-harm as a result of their dentofacial appearance and bullying because of dentofacial features. The present study provides baseline data to better understand the relationship between self-harm and dentofacial features.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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