Table 3.
Group Differences in Background Risk Indicators
| Risk indicators | None (n = 146) |
NSSI (n = 119) |
SA (n = 64) |
NSSI+SA (n =147) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment | ||||
| Physical abuse | .29 (.6) | .70 (.9) | .34 (.7) | .72 (.9) |
| Sexual abuse | .17 (.5) | .34 (.7) | .30 (.7) | .62 (.9) |
| Emotional abuse | .20 (.6) | .48 (.8) | .25 (.6) | .51 (.8) |
| Neglect | .36 (.7) | .59 (.9) | .47 (.9) | .57 (.9) |
| Any maltreatment | 37.7% | 64.7% | 37.5% | 62.6% |
| Prior out-of-home placements | ||||
| Hospitalization | 1.66 (2.0) | 2.20 (2.4) | 1.95 (2.5) | 3.16 (3.2) |
| Residential treatment | .49 (1.0) | .84 (1.8) | .34 (.7) | 1.22 (2.1) |
| Foster care | .55 (1.5) | .85 (2.4) | .55 (1.1) | .97 (2.2) |
| Juvenile detentions | .19 (.6) | .39 (1.3) | .31 (.6) | .51 (1.2) |
| GAF score at intake | 24.2 (5.5) | 23.61 (4.6) | 24.29 (4.3) | 23.85 (4.7) |
| Family hx of mental illness | 1.32 (.9) | 1.60 (.7) | 1.34 (.8) | 1.43 (.8) |
| Family hx of criminality | .40 (.8) | .87 (1.0) | .59 (.9) | .64 (.9) |
| Psychopathology | ||||
| DSMD-internalizing | 72.25 (14.8) | 77.14 (12.9) | 79.49 (15.6) | 78.22 (14.8) |
| DSMD-externalizing | 72.85 (13.9) | 75.88 (14.4) | 78.45 (15.8) | 75.34 (15.8) |
| DSMD-critical problems | 72.09 (16.7) | 75.77 (15.5) | 76.88 (17.9) | 75.87 (16.3) |
Note. NSSI = non-suicidal self-injury only; SA = suicide attempts only; NSSI+SA = combined – both NSSI and SA. Raw means are presented. GAF = Global Assessment of Functioning; hx = history; DSMD = Devereaux Scales of Mental Disorders.