ABSTRACT
News media have alarming’ numbers of adolescences are being exposed to self-harm which could encourage them to hurt themselves. According to the Center for Adolescent Health at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute concluded that around 1 in 12 youth self-harm, which is an alarming statistic and may be a bit unbelievable for some parents to understand. A large number of adolescences at Newport Academy who have had cutting or other self-harm issues that many of their loved ones had no idea about. One of the biggest and most heartbreaking problems is these adolescences are very skilled at hiding their pain. The inflicted wounds stems from depression, anxiety, stress or pressure. {10}
2 LITREATURE REVIEWS
There are many studies that have demonstrated a strong relationship between Internet and self-harm phenomena among adolescences. Studies reported the related between internet addiction, and
1 BACKGROUND
People have all sorts of feelings about self-injury including fear, anger, frustration, helplessness and worry. Being someone who self-injury or being close to someone who self-injury is tough, understanding why someone close to you hurts themselves can be very difficult, even scary. Self-injury is a way of expressing and dealing with deep distress and emotional pain. Today it shows that self-injury is a relatively common phenomenon in adolescence, it does affect all age groups, but studies have consistently shown that it’s increasing among adolescence. The action is used for reasons that relate to reducing distressing affect, where it is their only way they know how to cope with their bad feelings. Researchers have found that in the past two decades self-injury phenomena is more prevalent in adolescents, and studies indicated that internet is linked to an increased risk of self-injury among adolescents. Adolescences who are addicted to the Internet are more likely to engage in self-harm behavior, according to many studies. Internet addiction as a distinct set of behaviors, however, “Many studies have reported associations between Internet addiction, psychiatric symptoms and depression among adolescents.” Studies shows that adolescences are at risk of self-injury where they are often online
depression among adolescents. The results suggested a “strong and significant” association between internet addiction and self-injurious behavior. Internet among adolescents presents a crucial argument for assessment of Internet use in general. Where there is a strong link between Adolescents how’s using internet forums and an increased risk of suicide. {5}Internet as a dirt road without a sheriff, {3} however today, it’s common to see blogs about cutting, “how-to” guides about suicide and communities where users engage in or support such behavior. Internet is linked to an increased risk of suicide and self-injury among adolescents. Self-injury is a common health problem for adolescents. And found that about 25,000 Australians adolescences are admitted to hospital each year because of self-harm. {14}
And, approximately 93% of American adolescent’s between ages 12 to 17, use the Internet, and nearly two-thirds of adolescent Internet users go online daily, and these numbers are growing every day, and the number of websites intended for or about people who self-injure has increased too. {13} Moreover, more than 500 message boards focused on self-injury, and observed the related between the increase in self-injury websites and the growth in self-injury awareness in society.{16} Internet message boards provide a strong reasons for bringing adolescents who self-injure together.
