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. 2002 Jan;72(1):128-40.
doi: 10.1037//0002-9432.72.1.128.

Risk factors for deliberate self-harm among college students

Kim L Gratz  1 , Sheree Dukes Conrad, Lizabeth Roemer
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Risk factors for deliberate self-harm among college students

Kim L Gratz et al. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2002 Jan.

Abstract

This self-report study examined the risk factors for deliberate self-harm among college students. Results indicated that insecure attachment, childhood separation, emotional neglect, sexual abuse, and dissociation were significant predictors of self-harm. Substantial gender differences in the risk factors for self-harm behavior were also revealed. Suggestions for future research are provided.

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