Differences in some individual characteristics of young people with regard to the history of deliberate self-harm

Cilj ovog rada bio je ispitati prisutnost samoozljeđivanja kod mladih te ispitati razlike u nekim individualnim obilježjima kod mladih koji se samoozljeđuju i koji se ne samoozljeđuju. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 334 studenta (73,4% djevojaka) u dobi od 18 do 31 godine. Studenti su ispunjavali Skalu depresivnosti, anksioznosti i stresa (Lovibond i Lovibond, 1995), Upitnik emocionalne regulacije i kontrole (Takšić, 2003), Zadatak samoozljeđivanja s voodo lutkom (Chester, Whitt, Davis i DeWall, 2017), Obrazac povijesti mentalnog zdravlja (Boudewyn i Liem, 1995 prema Gratz, 2001) i Inventar samoozljeđivanja (Gratz, 2001). Prema rezultatima provedenog istraživanja, 21,9% studenata ima povijest samoozljeđivanja i s takvim ponašanjem najčešće započinju u adolescenciji. Samoozljeđivanje se obično događa u više navrata, traje nekoliko godina i mladi koji se samoozljeđuju koriste više različitih načina samoozljeđivanja. Rezultati su pokazali kako je prisutna viša razina depresivnosti, anksioznosti i stresa te manje izražena emocionalna regulacija i kontrola kod mladih koji iskazuju namjeru za samoozljeđivanjem i kod mladih koji imaju povijest samoozljeđivanja. Nadalje, viša razina depresivnosti i anksioznosti utvrđena je kod mladih koji imaju veći intenzitet i duže trajanje samoozljeđivanja, dok nije pronađena razlika u izraženosti stresa i emocionalne regulacije i kontrole s obzirom na intenzitet i trajanje samoozljeđivanja.The aim of this study was to examine the presence of deliberate self-harm in young people and to examine differences in some individual characteristics in young people who self-harm and who do not self-harm. The study involved 334 students (73.4% girls) aged 18 to 31 years old. Students completed the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (Lovibond and Lovibond, 1995), the Emotional Regulation and Control Questionnaire (Takšić, 2003), the Voodoo Doll Self-Injury Task (Chester, Whitt, Davis, & DeWall, 2017), the Mental Health History Form (Boudewyn and Liem, 1995 according to Gratz, 2001) and the Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory (Gratz, 2001). According to the results of conducted research, 21.9% of students have a history of deliberate self-harm and most often begin with such behavior in adolescence. Deliberate self-harm usually occurs repeatedly, lasting several years and young people who do it use multiple different ways of self-harm. The results showed that young people who express intent to self-harm and young people with a history of self-harm have higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress and less pronounced emotional regulation and control. Furthermore, higher levels of depression and anxiety were determined in young people who have a higher intensity and longer duration of deliberate self-harm, while no difference was found in the severity of stress and emotional regulation and control considering the intensity and duration of deliberate self-harm