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World J Psychiatry. Jul 19, 2026; 16(7): 117921
Published online Jul 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.117921
Published online Jul 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.117921
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of adolescent patients with depression
| Variable | Category | n (%) |
| Sex | Male | 128 (29.98) |
| Female | 299 (70.02) | |
| Only child | Yes | 129 (30.21) |
| No | 298 (69.79) | |
| Academic performance | Poor | 98 (22.95) |
| Average | 243 (56.91) | |
| Good | 86 (20.14) | |
| Current education stage | Middle school | 171 (40.05) |
| High school | 198 (46.37) | |
| Vocational secondary school | 14 (3.28) | |
| Junior college | 20 (4.68) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 7 (1.64) | |
| Dropped out | 17 (3.98) | |
| Left-behind children | Yes | 32 (7.49) |
| No | 395 (92.51) | |
| Place of residence | Urban | 297 (69.56) |
| Rural | 130 (30.44) |
Table 2 Childhood trauma and non-suicidal self-injury behaviors and functional motivation scores
| Variables | mean ± SD |
| Childhood trauma | |
| Emotional abuse | 12.18 ± 4.86 |
| Emotional neglect | 17.22 ± 4.69 |
| Sexual abuse | 5.74 ± 2.04 |
| Physical abuse | 7.63 ± 3.70 |
| Physical neglect | 10.36 ± 3.27 |
| NSSI behavior | |
| Non-damaging self-injury | 1.25 ± 1.12 |
| Damaging self-injury | 0.95 ± 0.98 |
| NSSI function | |
| Egoistic social interaction | 1.14 ± 0.91 |
| Automatic negative reinforcement | 1.91 ± 1.37 |
| Emotional expression | 1.63 ± 1.26 |
- Citation: Zhang FF, Ma MF, Zhou LN, Gao R, Guo R, Yang W, Liang XL, Wang J. Network perspective on childhood trauma and non-suicidal self-injury behaviors and functions in adolescents with depressive disorders. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(7): 117921
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i7/117921.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.117921