Self-Harm: A Consideration of Predictive Factors
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Department
Counseling
Date of Award
Fall 2020
Abstract
Recent data indicate 1 in 4 adolescents reported a history of self-harm. The literature on adolescents who self-injured and were admitted to the emergency room is sparse. The purpose of the study was to investigate the type of treatment decision an adolescent commonly receives when presented in the emergency room with self-harm while considering demographics (i.e., age, gender, and race/ethnicity) as predictive factors. Analyses of demographic variables identified which variables predicted the probability that an adolescent who arrived at the hospital with the complaint of self-induced, intentional injury (i.e., self-harm) would be (a) dismissed from the hospital or (b) referred to the emergency room/admitted to the hospital. Although the result of study yield statistically nonsignificant, there were unique findings related to age and gender.
Advisor
Lavelle Hendricks
Subject Categories
Counseling | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Knox, Natalie M., "Self-Harm: A Consideration of Predictive Factors" (2020). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 293.
https://digitalcommons.tamuc.edu/etd/293
