Parental and community risk factors for childhood self-harm thoughts and behaviours

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dc.contributor.authorO'Hare, K.
dc.contributor.authorWatkeys, O.
dc.contributor.authorWhitten, T.
dc.contributor.authorDean, K.
dc.contributor.authorLaurens, K.R.
dc.contributor.authorHarris, F.
dc.contributor.authorCarr, V.J.
dc.contributor.authorGreen, M.J.
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractBackground: Childhood self-harm is rare but increasing in frequency. Little is known about risk factors specifically for self-harm in preteen children. Methods: We examined self-harm thoughts and behaviours in children aged 3–14 years in association with parental and community-level risk factors, using a large general population-based record linkage sample (n = 74,479). Results: Parental factors were strongly associated with childhood self-harm, with over three-quarters of children with self-harm having a parent with a history of mental disorder and/or criminal offending. Community-level factors (socioeconomic deprivation, remote or regional location, and neighbourhood crime rate) were not associated with childhood self-harm after adjustment for confounding factors. Limitations: Measures of self-harm thoughts and behaviours derived from administrative data likely underestimate the prevalence of self-harm in the population. Conclusions: Intergenerational transmission of risk factors is likely an important contributor to childhood self- harm.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityKirstie O'Hare, Oliver Watkeys, Tyson Whitten, Kimberlie Dean, Kristin R. Laurens, Felicity Harris, Vaughan J. Carr, Melissa J. Green
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Affective Disorders, 2022; 310:279-283
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.050
dc.identifier.issn0165-0327
dc.identifier.issn1573-2517
dc.identifier.orcidWhitten, T. [0000-0001-8391-1990]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/136169
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP11010015
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170101403
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100294
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/105865
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1148055
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1133833
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1175408
dc.rights© 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.050
dc.subjectSelf-injurious thoughts and behaviours, suicide, longitudinal, record linkage
dc.subjectIntergenerational transmission
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshPrevalence
dc.subject.meshRisk Factors
dc.subject.meshSelf-Injurious Behavior
dc.subject.meshParents
dc.subject.meshMental Disorders
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshSuicidal Ideation
dc.titleParental and community risk factors for childhood self-harm thoughts and behaviours
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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