Prevalence and mental health correlates of non-suicidal self-injury in elementary school children
NSSI (especially scratching) is present in late childhood and associated with worse mental health symptoms and peer problems.
Authors
- Tianna Loose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2656-2760)
- Julia Fuoco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1486-3096)
- Shadi Hadj-Youssef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1061-7431)
- Nathalie Maltais
- Nancy L. Heath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8062-7801)
- Michel Spodenkiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6332-602X)
- Marie‐Claude Geoffroy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8587-8378)
- Imke Baetens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1906-2020)
- Isabelle Ouellet-Morin
- Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise
- Alessia Civita
- Sylvana Côté
- Elise Chartrand
Institutions
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
- Université du Québec à Rimouski (CA)
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec (CA)
- Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry Research
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117097
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00