Article Figures & Data
Tables
- Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of Turkish children and adolescents undergoing judicial examination (N=295).
Variables Boys (n=223) Girls (n=72) Total n (%) Age ≤12 years 12 - 12 (4.1) 13-15 years 198 69 267 (90.5) 16-18 years 13 3 16 (5.5) Education level Literate (finished elementary school) 15 4 19 (6.4) Primary school 23 13 36 (12.2) Secondary-High school 185 55 240 (81.4) Number of siblings 1 11 2 13 (5.7) 2-3 101 38 139 (47.1) ≥4 111 32 143 (48.5) Family income Below minimum wage 42 12 54 (18.3) Minimum wage 67 19 86 (29.2) Above minimum wage 114 41 155 (52.5) Health status of parents Both parents alive 180 55 235 (79.7) Loss of one parent 14 1 15 (5.1) Loss of both parents 10 2 12 (4.1) Parents divorced 19 14 33 (11.2) Employed during non-school hours No 173 60 233 (79.0) Yes 50 12 62 (21.0) - Table 2
Reasons for forensic examination referral among Turkish children and adolescents (N=295).
Reasons Boys (n=223) Girls (n=72) Total n (%) Violence (assault, threat, insult, etc.) 159 65 224 (75.9) Theft 34 5 39 (13.2) Sexual assault 22 - 22 (7.4) Substance use - 1 1 (0.3) Arranging forged documents for school 2 - 2 (0.6) Motor vehicle accident 4 - 4 (1.3) Child kidnapping 1 - 1 (0.3) Damage to public property 1 1 2 (0.6) - Table 3
Frequency of cigarette, alcohol, and substance use of all cases referred to forensic examination among Turkish children and adolescents (N=295).
Reasons Boys (n=223) Girls (n=72) Total n (%) None 146 53 199 (67.5) Cigarette 56 9 65 (22.0) Alcohol 5 1 6 (2.0) Substance use 16 9 25 (8.5) - Table 4
Sociodemographic characteristics of the NSSI and non-NNSI groups among Turkish children and adolescents undergoing judicial examination (N=295).
Sociodemographic characteristics NSSI (n=67) Non-NSSI (n=228) X2 P n (%) n (%) Age (years ± SD) 14.14 ± 1.02 14.72 ± 1.06 t=-4.001 <0.001 Gender 3.34 0.068 Boys 22 (30.6) 50 (69.4) Girls 45 (20.2) 178 (79.8) Education level 0.83 0.67 Literate 5 (7.5) 14 (6.1) Primary School 10 (14.9) 26 (11.4) Secondary-High 52 (77.6) 188 (82.5) Income level 2.61 0.27 Low 16 (23.9) 38 (16.7) Average 21 (31.3) 65 (28.5) High 30 (44.8) 125 (54.8) Working 5.57 0.018 Yes 21 (31.3) 41 (18.0) No 46 (68.7) 187 (82.0) Number of siblings 12.11 0.002 1 - - 13 (5.7) 2-3 23 (34.3) 116 (50.9) ≥4 44 (65.7) 99 (43.4) Health status of parents 14.96 0.002 Parents alive 47 (70.1 188 (82.9) Loss of one parent 3 (4.5) 11 (4.8) Loss of both parent 1 (1.5) 11 (4.8) Parents divorced 16 (23.9) 17 (7.5) - Table 5
Comparisons of rates of incidents between NSSI and non-NSSI groups among Turkish children and adolescents undergoing judicial examination (N=295).
Variable NSSI (n=67) Non-NSSI (n=228) X2 P n (%) n (%) Multiple crimes 19 (28.4) 18 (7.9) 19.768 <0.001 Cigarette/alcohol/ substance abuse 39 (58.2) 57 (25.0) 26.015 <0.001 Sexual abuse 6 (9.0) 5 (2.2) 6.596 0.01 Suicide attempts 8 (11.9) 0 (0.0) 27.983 <0.001 BDI >17 28 (41.8) 43 (18.9) 14.900 <0.001