The study of the auto-aggressive behaviour in individuals who survived sexual abuse in childhood

Kuznetsova, Svetlana O.

Sergei N. Enikolopov The Mental Health Research Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Table 1. Type of Self-Harm

Self-harm	N
Cuts	100% (n=113)
Scorch	50,4% (n=57)
Kicks	64, 6% (n=73)
Scratching	77% (n=87)
Scalding	13,3% (n=15)
Other	36,3% (n=41)

Table 2. Frequency of Self-Harm

Frequency of Self-Harm	N
Daily	22,1% (n=25)
Weekly	46,9% (n=53)
Monthly	16,8% (n=19)
Less than once per month	14,4% (n=16)
N of types of self-harm used by 1 subject
One	17,7% (n=20)
Two	19,5% (n=22)
Three	24,8% (n=28)
Four	12,4% (n=14)
Five	19,5% (n=22)
Six	6,2% (n=7)

Table 3. Mean value on the studied scales in autoagressors who survived sexual abuse in childhood and autoaggressors without sexual abuse in childhood

Indicator	Autoagressors who survived sexual abuse in childhood		Autoaggressors without sexual abuse in childhood		Value
	Mean	St.Dev.	Mean	St.Dev.
Dissatisfaction with the image of the body	79,64	20,87	67,40	16,18	0,022
Eating Disorders	2,95	1,73	2,01	1,48	0,017
Emotional Neglect	16,55	4,43	14,25	4,49	0,022
Emotional Abuse	19	4,26	13,08	5,29	0,001
Physical neglect	12,59	3,55	9,03	3,31	0,001
Physical Violence	13,14	6,78	7,57	4,01	<0,001

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