 Self-injury prevalence in adolescents: A global systematic review and meta-analysisNatasha Lemos Lucena, Thais Aranha Rossi, Laylla Mirella Galvão Azevedo and Marcos Pereira Children and Youth Services Review, 2022, vol. 142, issue C Abstract: Self-injurious behavior (SIB) in adolescence is a public health problem and is associated with suicide. This study estimates the prevalence of SIB in adolescents in different countries. Five databases were used to carry out a systematic review. The prevalences were estimated through a mixed random effects model considering subgroups. The search identified 4,534 articles and 136 were eligible. The global lifetime prevalence of SIB was 19% (95% CI = 17–21) and 20% (95% CI = 16–23) for non-suicidal self-injury. Females were 1.57 times more likely to engage in SIB than men (95% CI = 1.44–1.71). High lifetime prevalence of SIB in adolescents has been found in European countries (21%; 95% CI 18–25), while lower values have been identified in Oceania (14%; 95% CI = 14–18). The meta-analysis estimates will aid the planning future investigations on the influence of the school context on SIB in adolescents, as well as on the impact of actions to address such behavior in this environment. Keywords: Adolescents; Meta-analysis; Non-suicidal self-injury; Prevalence; Self-Injurious Behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:142:y:2022:i:c:s0190740922002705 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106634 Access Statistics for this article Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier |
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