Digital self-harm, specifically the behaviors of self-cyberbullying and interaction with self-harm content related online, will be examined. In addition, non-suicidal self-injury (DSM-5 under “Conditions for Further Study”) will be assessed.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: This study is an observational study in the form of an anonymous, retrospective cross-sectional study. Since it is a non-interventional online survey, there is no control group. In part, the
Sponsors
Institut für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Uniklinik der RWTH Aachen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Has mainly had their center of life in Germany, self-assessment as mentally stable enough to be able to deal with the issue of self-harming behavior
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Has not had their center of life mainly in Germany, self-assessment as not mentally stable enough to be able to deal with the issue of self-harming behavior
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcomes are the factor structure of digital self-harm functions (CFA) and differences between self-cyberbullying and interaction with self-harm content online (multigroup CFA). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes include prevalence, incidence, sociodemographic differences, dropout analyses, and exploratory additional findings regarding digital self-harm and non-suicidal self-injury. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactIra-Katharina Petras
Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Uniklinik der RWTH Aachen
Outcome results
None listed