TPC-Journal-V6-Issue1

The Professional Counselor /Volume 6, Issue 1 69 This finding is indicative of the likelihood that as non-suicidal aggressive behaviors increase, so too will the possibility for NSSI; however, this relational direction may not be true for all cases occurring within the 95% confidence interval. Nevertheless, we can be more confident in the relationship between indications of non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors (as defined by this study) and the depressive symptoms measured through item 24 of the YRBS. The Hosmer and Lemeshow’s measure of R 2 is .24, indicating a moderate effect size. With regard to probability analysis of the significant variables, it should be noted that if a participant were feeling sad or hopeless, they would be 9.47 times more likely to engage in non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors as defined by this study. If a subject were engaging in multiple fights that resulted in injury, the participant would be 9.317 times more likely to engage in multiple “suicide” attempts that did not result in the need for medical attention. Finally, if a participant was younger than age 15 at the time of this survey, the subject was almost twice as likely to engage in non-suicidal self-injurious behavior (Table 4). Probabilities for binary regression of self-injurious aggression with regard to sex and depressive symptoms can be found in Table 5. Table 4. Regression of Self-Injurious Behavior Variables B Expected B r Aggression* 2.232 9.317 .30* Depression* 2.249 9.479 .24* Age .677 1.968 -- Male .048 1.049 -- Caucasian .290 1.336 -- Note: *Significant at p < .001, Nagelkerke R 2 = .241, Initial -2LL = 1629.395 Table 5. Regression of Non-Suicidal Aggressive Self-Injury Variables Expected B B Male* 3.098 1.131 Depression* 2.485 .910 Note: *Significant at p < .001; Nagelkerke R 2 = .068, Initial -2LL = 8717.850 YRBS 2013 Analysis For this sample population, 872 participants indicated that they engaged in physical fights four or more times in a year, resulting in the need for medical attention more than once. Of those students responding, over 4,000 indicated feeling sad or hopeless every day for 2 weeks or more in a row during the past year, and 177 participants indicated that they attempted suicide four or more times