Although NSSI has been drawing the attention of researchers intensely for the last 30 years, to date there is no published study about rates of NSSI behaviors in countries of south-eastern Europe. The study aimed to explore NSSI in the Republic of Serbia. Data were collected using multistage random sampling. The final sample consisted of 2792 participants (57.4% female) while the NSSI subsample consisted of 405 participants (54.3% males). Results showed the NSSI rate in Serbia is 4.3% based on a percentage of people who answered affirmatively to lifetime NSSI engagement. However, when the percentage of people who reported at least one positive answer through the NSSI behaviors checklist, the rate rises to 14.5%. The most frequent NSSI behavior is wound picking. NSSI rate drops to 8.8% when wound picking is excluded. Those engaged in NSSI were more likely to report suicide attempts and seek professional help than those who did not report NSSI. Gender differences in NSSI frequency are fo...und only in cases of headbanging and burning oneself. This study showed the scope of NSSI-related problems is similar in Serbia compared to other countries. It also raised questions about the lack of preventive programs and treatment strategies for dealing with NSSI in Serbia.
Keywords:
Gender differences / seeking help / self-harm / suicide attempts
Source:
Psychiatry Research Communications, 2022, 2, 3, 100051-
TY - JOUR
AU - Radanović, Ana
AU - Kostić, Milutin
AU - Pejović-Milovančević, Milica
AU - Tošković, Oliver
AU - Videnović, Marina
AU - Mitković-Vončina, Marija
AU - Radosavljev-Kirćanski, Jelena
AU - Mandić-Maravić, Vanja
AU - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
PY - 2022
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772598722000320
UR - http://ipir.ipisr.org.rs/handle/123456789/813
AB - Although NSSI has been drawing the attention of researchers intensely for the last 30 years, to date there is no published study about rates of NSSI behaviors in countries of south-eastern Europe. The study aimed to explore NSSI in the Republic of Serbia. Data were collected using multistage random sampling. The final sample consisted of 2792 participants (57.4% female) while the NSSI subsample consisted of 405 participants (54.3% males). Results showed the NSSI rate in Serbia is 4.3% based on a percentage of people who answered affirmatively to lifetime NSSI engagement. However, when the percentage of people who reported at least one positive answer through the NSSI behaviors checklist, the rate rises to 14.5%. The most frequent NSSI behavior is wound picking. NSSI rate drops to 8.8% when wound picking is excluded. Those engaged in NSSI were more likely to report suicide attempts and seek professional help than those who did not report NSSI. Gender differences in NSSI frequency are found only in cases of headbanging and burning oneself. This study showed the scope of NSSI-related problems is similar in Serbia compared to other countries. It also raised questions about the lack of preventive programs and treatment strategies for dealing with NSSI in Serbia.
PB - Elsevier
T2 - Psychiatry Research Communications
T2 - Psychiatry Research CommunicationsPsychiatry Research Communications
T1 - Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in Serbia: Nationally representative sample study
IS - 3
SP - 100051
VL - 2
DO - 10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100051
ER -
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author = "Radanović, Ana and Kostić, Milutin and Pejović-Milovančević, Milica and Tošković, Oliver and Videnović, Marina and Mitković-Vončina, Marija and Radosavljev-Kirćanski, Jelena and Mandić-Maravić, Vanja and Lazarević, Ljiljana B.",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Although NSSI has been drawing the attention of researchers intensely for the last 30 years, to date there is no published study about rates of NSSI behaviors in countries of south-eastern Europe. The study aimed to explore NSSI in the Republic of Serbia. Data were collected using multistage random sampling. The final sample consisted of 2792 participants (57.4% female) while the NSSI subsample consisted of 405 participants (54.3% males). Results showed the NSSI rate in Serbia is 4.3% based on a percentage of people who answered affirmatively to lifetime NSSI engagement. However, when the percentage of people who reported at least one positive answer through the NSSI behaviors checklist, the rate rises to 14.5%. The most frequent NSSI behavior is wound picking. NSSI rate drops to 8.8% when wound picking is excluded. Those engaged in NSSI were more likely to report suicide attempts and seek professional help than those who did not report NSSI. Gender differences in NSSI frequency are found only in cases of headbanging and burning oneself. This study showed the scope of NSSI-related problems is similar in Serbia compared to other countries. It also raised questions about the lack of preventive programs and treatment strategies for dealing with NSSI in Serbia.",
publisher = "Elsevier",
journal = "Psychiatry Research Communications, Psychiatry Research CommunicationsPsychiatry Research Communications",
title = "Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in Serbia: Nationally representative sample study",
number = "3",
pages = "100051",
volume = "2",
doi = "10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100051"
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Radanović, A., Kostić, M., Pejović-Milovančević, M., Tošković, O., Videnović, M., Mitković-Vončina, M., Radosavljev-Kirćanski, J., Mandić-Maravić, V.,& Lazarević, L. B.. (2022). Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in Serbia: Nationally representative sample study. in Psychiatry Research Communications
Elsevier., 2(3), 100051.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100051
Radanović A, Kostić M, Pejović-Milovančević M, Tošković O, Videnović M, Mitković-Vončina M, Radosavljev-Kirćanski J, Mandić-Maravić V, Lazarević LB. Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in Serbia: Nationally representative sample study. in Psychiatry Research Communications. 2022;2(3):100051.
doi:10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100051 .
