"The pen is the blade, my skin the paper": risk factors for self-injury in adolescents.

Danielle Xavier Moraes,Paula Cândida Da Silva Dias,Érika De Sene Moreira,Johnatan Martins Sousa,Eurides Santos Pinho,Raquel Rosa Mendonça Do Vale,Camila Cardoso Caixeta

doi:10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0578

Abstract

to describe the risk factors that influence the self-injury behavior of adolescents assisted at a Psychosocial Care Center for Children and Adolescents, according to subjects' own perceptions. a descriptive, exploratory, qualitative study carried out through medical records and a focus group with 07 adolescents. The statements were submitted to thematic content analysis. in the risk factors category, four subcategories emerged: Family adversity factors; Social contagion; Adverse life events; Personal characteristics. Conflicts, lack of support, drug use in the family, meeting someone who cuts themselves, social networks, religiosity, history of sexual violence and bullying were identified as risk factors that influence self-injury. adolescents pointed out the need for prejudice-free dialogues in schools, in health and family devices, configuring protective factors to avoid this practice that comes from several negative events throughout life.

Highlights

Adolescence is a period of human development characterized by hormonal changes, which result in physical, social, cognitive changes and emotional and behavioral reactions[1]
Senses and meanings of participants’ statements were grouped into categories and subcategories that reveal the risk factors for self-injury in adolescents assisted at CAPSi
The focus of this study focuses on Risk factors, in which Family adversity factors, Social contagion, Adverse life events and Personal characteristics emerged, bringing adolescents’ perceptions about risk factors for self-injury in adolescence

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Introduction

Adolescence is a period of human development characterized by hormonal changes, which result in physical, social, cognitive changes and emotional and behavioral reactions[1]. On the other hand, according to Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development[3], he suggests that the environment participates in personality construction, associating psychoanalysis with cultural anthropology, linking the intellectual, socio-cultural, historical and biological dimensions in order to emphasize the influence of environments and social experiences in life development. When it came to adolescence, the theme of identity was addressed[3], which constantly changes and is influenced by experiences, information obtained in relationships, sexuality, and values. He pointed out that constructing a human being’s personality is influenced by society and groups, whose individuals are part of

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