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November 12, 2025AdolescentsOpen Access

Depressivity, Parental Cohabitation, and Sex as Determinants of Physical Self-Harm During Adolescence

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ZRZuzana RojkováZMZUZANA MIČKOVÁSDSlávka Démuthová

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Overview

Non-experimental survey identifies depression as a risk factor for self-harm in adolescents, suggesting the need for gender-specific studies.

Key Points

  • The study aims to uncover factors influencing self-harm during adolescence, focusing on depression, sex, and parental cohabitation.
  • Non-experimental research involving 1285 primary and secondary school pupils from Slovakia.
  • Participants divided into two age cohorts: 12–15 and 16–18 years.
  • Data collected through questionnaires including CDI and Self-Harm Inventory.
  • Statistical analysis conducted using logistic regression.
  • Depression recognized as a significant risk factor for self-harm in both age cohorts.
  • Sex was a strong predictor for self-harm in the younger group (girls) suggesting gender differences.
  • Study highlights the need for separate analysis of self-harm in boys and girls.

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Rojková et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69252e8bc0ce034ddc355e23https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents5040071
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