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Alfonso, Moya; Dedrick, Robert F. – American Journal of Health Education, 2010
Background: Whereas much attention has been focused on adolescent risk behaviors such as substance use, much less has been devoted to self-injury in the general adolescent population. Purpose: This study had two purposes: (1) describe the prevalence of self-injury among early adolescents in the general middle school population, and (2) identify…
Descriptors: Health Education, Incidence, Prevention, Injuries
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McLaughlin, Katie A.; Hilt, Lori M.; Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007
The prevalence of most adult psychiatric disorders varies across racial/ethnic groups and has important implications for prevention and intervention efforts. Research on racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of internalizing and externalizing symptoms and disorders in adolescents has been less consistent or generally lacking. The current…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Incidence, Early Adolescents, Depression (Psychology)