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Table 2 Self-harming thoughts and behaviours by gender and year group

From: Self-harm in young adolescents (12–16 years): onset and short-term continuation in a community sample

 

Boys

 

Girls

 

Overall

 

Yr 8

Yr 9

Yr 10

Yr 11

Overall

Yr 8

Yr 9

Yr 10

Yr11

Overall

 
  

First assessment

  

Thoughts about hurting yourself in past 6 months

117/652 (18%)

77/628 (12%)

89/598 (15%)

54/405 (13%)

337/2283 (15%)

138/628 (22%)

135/639 (21%)

167/590 (28%)

103/376 (27%)

543/2233 (24%)

880/4516 (19%)

Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose in past 6 months

47/651 (7%)

34/625 (5%)

53/598 (9%)

382/406 (6%)

158/2280 (7%)

61/630 (10%)

55/636 (9%)

105/591 (18%)

56/378 (15%)

277/2235 (12%)

435/4515 (10%)

  

Second assessment

  

Have you ever thought about hurting yourself in past 6 months

108/652 (17%)

76/611 (12%)

91/561 (16%)

41/362 (11%)

316/2186 (14%)

121/620 (20%)

161/632 (25%)

163/567 (29%)

76/334 (23%)

521/2153 (24%)

837/4339 (19%)

Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose in past 6 months

58/653 (9%)

43/609 (7%)

47/560 (8%)

24/359 (7%)

172/2181 (8%)

60/617 (10%)

93/629 (15%)

110/567 (19%)

38/331 (11%)

301/2144 (14%)

473/4325 (11%)

  

Incident self-harm

  

New thoughts at second assessment

36/492 (7%)

35/482 (7%)

31/436 (7%)

20/279 (7%)

122/1689 (7%)

37/449 (8%)

69/465 (15%)

45/375 (12%)

17/216 (8%)

168/1505 (11%)

290/3194 (9%)

New behaviour at second assessment

30/555 (5%)

26/518 (5%)

24/468 (5%)

14/304 (5%)

94/1845 (5%)

22/516 (4%)

53/534 (10%)

31/431 (7%)

15/253 (6%)

121/1734 (7%)

215/3579 (6%)