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Self-harm may be socially contagious among adolescents: Study – The Siasat Daily
Toronto, Oct 4 : Self-injury–behaviours like cutting oneself without the intent to die–may be contagious among teenagers, who are more likely to harm themselv…
Toronto, Oct 4 : Self-injury–behaviours like cutting oneself without the intent to die–may be contagious among teenagers, who are more likely to harm themselves when they know someone who has, say researchers.
The study, published in the journal Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, used 2014 data collected from over 1,400 Ontario teenagers between the ages of 14-17.
The team focused on the answers to the question, “Has a friend of yours ever hurt themselves without the intention to die?” A positiv…
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