ArticleChild and adolescent psychiatry and mental health2018
Starting from scratch: prevalence, methods, and functions of non-suicidal self-injury among refugee minors in Belgium.
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- Motivations for Self-Harm in Young People and Their Correlates: A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Suicidal Behaviour, including Ideation and Self-Harm, in Young Migrants: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Examining suicidality and associated risk factors among refugee children and adolescents in Uganda.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Non-suicidal self-injury and emotional burden among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional online survey.BJPsych open · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated With Suicidal Ideation Among Adult Eritrean Refugees in Northern Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Suicide Attempts Among Adult Eritrean Refugees in Tigray, Ethiopia: Prevalence and Associated Factors.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2022Article
- Clinical Correlates of Deliberate Self-Harm Among Migrant Trauma-Affected Subgroups.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Epidemiology and Determinants of Self-Injury Among High School Students in Iran: a Longitudinal Study.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2020Article
- Social factors associated with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI).Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2019Article
- Migration and Mental Health in Mexico: Domestic Migrants, Return U.S. Migrants, and Non-Migrants.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundAs many refugee minors have gone/go through stressful life experiences and uncertainty, one might expect mental health issues, including self-injury. However, literature on non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in refugee minors is scarce. This study explores the prevalence, methods, and functions of NSSI in refugee minors in Belgium, and compares research results to the existing literature on NSSI in Western adolescents.
methodsData were obtained from 121 refugee minors (mean age = 16.12, SD = 1.23; range 14-18 years) through schools located in the Flemish and Brussels-Capital regions of Belgium. The sample consists of 39.7% girls and 60.3% boys. Self-report questionnaires were used to explore socio-economic data, NSSI behaviour (e.g. The Brief Non-Suicidal Self-injury Assessment Tool; BNNSI-AT) and emotional and behavioural difficulties (The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; SDQ). Non-parametric Chi square tests were used for statistical comparisons of the obtained data as well as independent-sample t-tests and Fisher's exact tests.
resultsResults show a lifetime NSSI prevalence rate of 17.4%. Being accompanied or not, having both parents around, or living in an asylum centre did not influence NSSI prevalence. An average of 2.65 methods of NSSI was applied (SD = 2.50; range 1-9). The mean number of functions per person was six (
conclusionsPrevalence rates, methods and functions are comparable to Western samples. However, the higher incidence of the NSSI and the results on the SDQ also emphasise the vulnerability of refugee minors.
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