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

Table 1 Sociodemographic factors for adolescents using sex as self-injury (SASI) and adolescents not using sex as self-injury (non-SASI)

	SASI n = 123–125		Non-SASI n = 5599–5625		Total n = 5724–5750		χ²	df	p value
	n	%	n	%	n	%	χ²	df	p value
Total nr of participants	125	2.2	5625	97.8	5750	100
Gender							50.9	2	<.001
Boy	20	16.0	2522	44.8	2542	44.2
Girl	100	80.0	3054	54.3	3154	54.9
“This division doesn’t fit me”	5	4.0	48	.9	53	.9
Study program									ns
Theoretical	84	67.2	4002	71.1	4086	71.1
Practical	41	32.8	1623	28.9	1664	28.9
Adolescents from Stockholm	35	28.0	1531	27.2	1566	27.2			ns
Fathers working	106	86.2	4931	87.9	5037	87.9			ns
Mothers working	103	83.1	4894	87.3	4997	87.2			ns
Fathers with university education	44	35.2	2262	40.4	2306	40.3			ns
Mothers with university education	59	47.2	2932	52.3	2991	52.1			ns
Family financial situation							26.6	2	<.001
Good	83	66.4	4477	79.6	4560	79.3
Poor	42	33.6	952	16.9	994	17.3
Do not know	0	.0	193	3.4	193	3.4
Adolescents with immigrant background	11	8.8	489	8.7	500	8.7			ns
Mothers with immigrant background	25	20.0	1219	21.7	1244	21.6			ns
Fathers with immigrant background	26	20.8	1221	21.7	1247	21.7			ns
Living situation							53.3	3	<.001
With both parents or alternating	61	48.8	4036	71.8	4097	71.3
With one parent with or without new partner	37	29.6	1194	21.3	1231	21.4
Alone or with siblings or partner	23	18.4	358	6.4	381	6.6
In foster care or institution	4	3.2	32	.6	36	.6

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