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Table 3 Sexual abuse, emotional and physical abuse among adolescents using sex as self-injury (SASI) or not (non-SASI)

From: Self-reported frequency of sex as self-injury (SASI) in a national study of Swedish adolescents and association to sociodemographic factors, sexual behaviors, abuse and mental health

 

SASI

n = 122–125

Non-SASI

n = 5180–5611

Total

n = 5304–5736

χ2

df

p value

n

%

n

%

n

%

Sexual abuse

 Any sexual abuse

93

75.0

1014

19.6

1107

20.9

225.3

1

<.001

 Only penetrative

59

48.4

290

5.3

349

6.2

379.7

1

<.001

Emotional abuse

 Any emotional abuse

109

87.2

3206

57.1

3315

57.8

45.3

1

<.001

 Insult

106

84.8

3028

54.0

3134

54.7

46.9

1

<.001

 Threats of hitting

55

44.0

1081

19.3

1136

19.8

47.1

1

<.001

 Isolation from friends

48

38.4

908

16.2

956

16.7

43.4

1

<.001

Physical abuse

 Any physical abuse

86

69.4

1697

30.3

1783

31.2

86.2

1

<.001

 Pushed, shaken

70

56.0

1293

23.1

1363

23.8

73.2

1

<.001

 Throw something

40

32.3

738

13.2

778

13.6

37.7

1

<.001

 Hit with hands

52

41.6

782

13.9

834

14.5

75.2

1

<.001

 Kick, bite, hit with fist

21

16.8

310

5.5

331

5.8

28.6

1

<.001

 Hit with objects

13

10.5

191

3.4

204

3.6

  

<.001*

 Burn, scald

7

5.6

100

1.8

107

1.9

  

.009*

 Strangle

22

17.6

197

3.5

219

3.8

  

<.001*

 Other physical assault

42

34.1

440

7.9

482

8.4

107.8

1

<.001

  1. * Fisher’s exact test