Parental Detection of Youth's Self-Harm Behavior.

Autor: Mojtabai, Ramin, Olfson, Mark
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Zdroj: Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior; Feb2008, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p60-73, 14p, 4 Charts, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: The rate and predictors of parental detection of youth self-harm behavior and relationship with help-seeking were examined in 7,036 parent-child dyads from the 1999 and 2004 surveys of Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britain. Youth self-harm behavior was reported by 463 (6.6%) children and adolescents but only 190 (2.7%) of the parents ( κ = 0.30). Reports were more accurate if parents were from majority White ethnicity, were mothers of girls, experienced psychological distress themselves, or if children were older or had emotional/behavioral problems. Parental detection of youth self-harm was associated with increased likelihood of professional help-seeking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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