Wayne State University, Psychology Clinic, Rackham Bldg., 60 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2012 Jul;82(3):291-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01167.x.
Self-report data pertaining to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI; e.g., cutting) were collected from 5,691 undergraduates at a Midwestern urban university. Consistent with the small literature on NSSI among college students, 12.8% of the sample indicated having engaged in NSSI at least once (3.4% in the past year). Women and younger students were at slightly higher risk. Important ethnic differences were found, as Caucasians and individuals self-identifying as Multiracial were at especially high risk for a history of NSSI, whereas Arab Americans and African Americans had particularly low rates. Further, links between NSSI and religion were found, such that participants with stronger self-reported religious convictions had the lowest rates of NSSI. Those who self-described as Atheist, Agnostic, or Nonbeliever were several times more likely to have engaged in NSSI (31.3%), while Muslims (7.4%) and Baptists (6.3%) had relatively low rates. Multivariate analyses revealed that ethnic differences in NSSI could not be accounted for by religious differences. Processes that may explain the associations between NSSI and ethnic affiliation and religion are discussed.
从一所中西部城市大学的 5691 名本科生那里收集了与非自杀性自我伤害（NSSI；例如，割伤）相关的自我报告数据。与大学生中关于 NSSI 的少量文献一致，该样本中有 12.8%的人至少有过一次 NSSI（过去一年中有 3.4%的人有过）。女性和年轻学生的风险略高。发现了重要的种族差异，因为白人和自我认同为多种族的人特别容易有 NSSI 的历史，而阿拉伯裔美国人和非裔美国人的比率特别低。此外，还发现了 NSSI 与宗教之间的联系，例如，自我报告宗教信仰较强的参与者 NSSI 的比率最低。自称为无神论者、不可知论者或无信仰者的人发生 NSSI 的可能性要高出几倍（31.3%），而穆斯林（7.4%）和浸礼会教徒（6.3%）的比率相对较低。多变量分析表明，NSSI 中的种族差异不能用宗教差异来解释。讨论了可能解释 NSSI 与种族归属和宗教之间关联的过程。
