Comportamentos autolesivos nos adolescentes : resultados do estudo HBSC 2018

• Autor(a) principal: Reis, Marta
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Gaspar, Susana, Ramiro, Lúcia, Oliveira, Maria Letícia, Matos, Margarida Gaspar de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/38392
• topic: Self-harm; Prevalence; Adolescents

This investigation of the national HBSC study evaluated the prevalence of self-harm behaviors in Portuguese adolescents. Were included 5695 adolescents, of which 46.1% were boys, with a mean age of 15 years. Most of the adolescents are Portuguese (91.7%), 48.6% attend the 8th year, 30.0% the 10th year and 21.4% the 12th year. The measures included asking the adolescent whether he or she had already had self-harm behavior and which part of the body he injured. The results showed that 18.0% reported having self-harm behavior, in which more than one third reported performing self-harm behavior once to three times time in life, and more than one fifth of adolescents mentioned doing it 4 times or more. Younger adolescents more often mentioned performing this behavior. The most frequently used body area was the arms. These results could have significant implications as to providing information and customizing future education programs. In terms of prevention, it emphasizes the need to teach about this issue, because it is crucial for the promotion of mental health.