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) | ||