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JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA
Volume 26, Issue 6, Pages 508-512Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2016.1250420
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self-harm; deliberate self-harming behaviour; mental pain; South Africa; students
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This study investigated the prevalence of self-harming practices among South African university students. Respondents were 201 students attending a small university of technology in South Africa (females = 55%; males = 45%). The students completed a survey on their self-harming behaviours by type, frequency, and context of occurrence. The data were used to descriptively profile self-harming behaviours among the students. Secondary analysis considered any group differences by gender. In total, 19.4% of the respondents reported deliberate self-harm. Mental pain was reported as the most prevalent category of behaviours, at 23.4% of the sample. Most of the types of deliberate self-harming behaviour were engaged in only once. Statistically significant associations were found between gender and substance abuse and risky general behaviour, respectively, where females were at higher risk of engaging in both self-harming behaviours.
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