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Table 2 Summary of longitudinal studies investigating factors that uniquely predict engagement in NSSI or SA

From: The co-occurrence of non-suicidal self-injury and attempted suicide among adolescents: distinguishing risk factors and psychosocial correlates

Study

Sample

Risk Factor for NSSI

Risk Factor for SA

Asarnow et al. [8]

237 adolescents with treatment-resistant MDD

NSSI history

Physical or sexual abuse history

NSSI history

Hopelessness

Wichstrom [39]

2,924 high school students

Risk Factors:

Risk Factors:

  

Female gender

Female gender

  

History of suicide attempts

History of suicide attempts

  

Non-heterosexual sexual interest

Non-heterosexual sexual interest

  

Low Global self-worth

Low Global self-worth

  

Sexual intercourse before age 15

Suicidal ideation

  

NSSI History

Conduct problems

  

Protective Factors:

Protective Factors:

  

Satisfaction with social support

Parental Care

Wilkinson et al. [38]

164 treatment-seeking adolescents with MDD

NSSI history

NSSI history

  

Hopelessness

Poor family functioning

  

Presence of an anxiety disorder

High suicidality

  

Female gender

Younger age

 
  1. Note. NSSI = Non-suicidal self-injury. SA = Suicide attempt. MDD = Major depressive disorder.