Table 3.
Self-harm thoughts, thoughts of harming someone, being bullied, and the reported mental health issues by the demographics.
| Demographics of AYCs | Self-Harm Thoughts | Thoughts of Harming Someone | Being Bullied | Reported Mental Health Issues | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
| Age (n = 240) | ||||||||
| 15 (n = 20) | 9.8% (4) | 7.6% (12) | 10% (1) | 8% (15) | 5.7% (2) | 8.6% (14) | 7.5% (4) | 8.3% (12) |
| 16 (n = 80) | 34.1% (14) | 32.9% (52) | 40% (4) | 33.2% (63) | 34.3% (12) | 33.3% (54) | 34% (18) | 33.3% (48) |
| 17 (n = 140) | 56.1% (23) | 59.5% (94) | 50% (6) | 58.8% (110) | 60% (21) | 58% (94) | 58.5% (31) | 58.3% (84) |
| Gender (n = 238) | ||||||||
| Female (n = 193) | 80% (32) | 81% (128) | 70% (7) | 81.7% (152) | 88.6% (31) | 78.9% (127) | 92.5% (49) * | 76.9% (110) * |
| Male (n = 45) | 20% (8) | 18.4% (29) | 30% (4) | 17.7% (33) | 11.4% (4) | 20.5% (33) | 7.5% (4) * | 22.4% (32) * |
| Type of settlement (n = 132) | ||||||||
| Big city (n = 7) | 0% (0) | 6.5% (6) | 14.3% (1) | 4.5% (5) | 8.7% (2) | 4.2% (4) | 4% (1) | 5.4% (5) |
| Suburb of a big city (n = 15) | 11.5% (3) | 8.6% (8) | 0% (0) | 9.1% (10) | 17.4% (4) | 7.4% (7) | 8% (2) | 8.7% (8) |
| Small city (n = 33) | 23.1% (6) | 22.6% (21) | 57.1% (4) | 30.9% (23) | 21.7% (5) | 23.2% (22) | 32% (8) | 19.6% (18) |
| Village in the countryside (n = 77) | 65.4% (17) | 59.1% (55) | 28.6% (2) | 62.7% (69) | 43.5% (10) | 64.2% (61) | 56% (14) | 63% (58) |
| Farm/house in the countryside (n = 4) | 0% (0) | 3.2% (3) | 0% (0) | 2.7% (3) | 8.7% (2) | 1.1% (1) | 0% (0) | 3.3% (3) |
| Swiss nationality (n = 240) | ||||||||
| Yes (n = 180) | 73.2% (30) | 78.5% (124) | 60% (6) | 78.6% (147) | 74.3% (26) | 79% (128) | 67.9% (36) * | 81.3% (117) * |
| No (n = 60) | 26.8% (11) | 21.5% (34) | 40% (4) | 21.4% (40) | 25.7% (9) | 21% (34) | 32.1% (17) * | 18.8% (27) * |
Note: The total can differ from n = 240 due to missing values. * p < 0.05.