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Table 2 Differences between young adults with and without prevailing NSSI

From: The situation of former adolescent self-injurers as young adults: a follow-up study

 

Prevailing NSSI

Ceased NSSI

    

T-tests

M (SD)

M (SD)

df

T

p

d

 Current age

21.1 (2.5)

21.8 (2.7)

50

0.96

0.34

-

 BSI-GSI

1.2 (0.63)

0.70 (0.44)

49

4.02

0.002

1.1

 BDI-II

23.6 (12.4)

11.7 (8.4)

49

3.33

<0.001

1.3

 Duration of NSSI (years)

7.2 (3.5)

3.0 (2.2)

50

5.26

<0.001

1.5

 Age of onset NSSI

13.8 (1.9)

14.0 (1.7)

50

0.42

0.67

-

Mann–Whitney-U-Tests

rank-sum

rank-sum

 

Z

p

d

 Frequency NSSI (lifetime)

775.5

602.5

 

2.57

0.010

0.77

 Frequency suicide attempts (lifetime)

761.0

617.0

 

2.43

0.015

0.72

 Frequency suicide attempts (last year)

681.0

697.0

 

1.62

0.106

-

Chi2-tests

N (%)

N (%)

df

Chi2

p

d

 Single

16 (69.6)

12 (44.4)

1

3.18

0.093

-

 Employed

19 (82.6)

21 (78.8)

1

0.181

0.736

-

 Highest possible school education (Abitur)

8 (33.3)

10 (35.7)

1

0.032

1.00

-

 Current psychotherapeutic treatment

15 (62.5)

4 (14.3)

1

12.96

<0.001

1.2

 Current psychotropic medication

14 (58.3)

2 (7.1)

1

15.90

<0.001

1.3

 Current Axis 1 disorder (Mini-DIPS)

23 (95.8)

14 (50.0)

1

13.23

<0.001

1.2

 Current Major Depression

18 (75.0)

2 (7.1)

1

25.14

<0.001

1.9

 Boderline personality disorder

12 (50)

12 (50)

1

0.265

0.781

-

  1. Significance level of p < 0.05 Bonferroni-corrected: significance p < 0.003