Udgør social støtte en forskel for risiko for at udvikle ikkesuicidal selvskade?

The objective of the study is to find the incidence of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among Danes born in 1984, as well as to test if social support during childhood is a mediator between child abuse and other traumatic events and non-suicidal self-injury in young adults. The study is based on interviews of a representative sample of 2,98025-year-old Danes born in 1984, and it obtained a 67% response rate. Participants with a history of child maltreatment, being bullied in school or other traumatic life events reported a rate of NSSI 6 times greater than participants without this history (odds ratio: 6.0). The experience of social support in childhood is a partial mediator associated witha reduced risk of NSSI in young adulthood.