title: Relationship Between Self-Injurious Behaviors and Levels of Aggression in Children and Adolescents Who Were Subject to Medicolegal Examination.
abstract: Aggression, which is defined as a behavior causing harm or pain, is a behavioral pattern typically expected in children and adolescents who are involved in criminal activities. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between aggression and self-injurious behavior (SIB) in children and adolescents. The study was performed in 295 cases which were sent for medicolegal examination. The mean age of the subjects was 14.27 ± 1.05 years (age range 10-18 years). The aggression levels of the subjects were determined using the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ), which is an updated form of the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory. The mean total AQ score of the subjects with and without SIB was 78.04 ± 21.0 and 62.75 ± 18.05, respectively (p < 0.01). There were significant statistical differences between the two groups with respect to their subscale scores (p < 0.01). It was concluded that the levels of aggression increased in children and adolescents who were involved in criminal activities when the SIBs increased.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Medical School, Ankara, 06018, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sait
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozsoy
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Medical School, Ankara, 06018, Turkey.
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.affiliation: Forensic Science Department, Ministry of Justice, Ankara, 06300, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hacer Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Teke
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Medical School, Ankara, 06018, Turkey.
authors.forename: Turker
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Turker
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Medical School, Ankara, 06018, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Congologlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Medical School, Ankara, 06018, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sermet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sezigen
authors.affiliation: Forensic Science Department, Ministry of Justice, Ankara, 06300, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tulay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Renklidag
authors.affiliation: Forensic Science Department, Ministry of Justice, Ankara, 06300, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karapirli
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Sciences, Forensic Science Program, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, 36104.
authors.forename: Gulnaz T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Javan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D010290:Parents; D010555:Personality Inventory; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D035781:Siblings; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
keywords: adolescent; aggression; child behavior disorders; forensic science; legal medicine; self-injurious behavior; self-mutilation