Objective. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of suicidal thoughts, tendencies and suicide attempts in young people. An attempt was also made to identify factors which, according to those young people, contributed to their suicide attempts. Materials and method. The study involved 5,685 individuals aged 13-19 years. The participants were surveyed using an inquiry form designed by the study authors. Results. Suicidal behaviour in adolescents correlates with the female gender, intake of psychoactive substances, running away from home, being raised in a single-parent family, addiction of family members to alcohol, and experiences of violence. Conclusions. 1) Suicidal ideation was reported by 24.66%, suicidal plans-by 15.55%, and suicide attempts-by 4.37% of the adolescents studied. 2) Girls were significantly more likely to attempt suicide out of a sense of helplessness, loneliness, rejection and guilt, as well as conflicts with parents and peers. Boys were significantly more likely than girls to attempt suicide as a result of pressure from peers or cyber acquaintances. 3) Suicide attempts were significantly more common among girls than boys between the ages of 13-19, and significantly more common among young people living in urban areas than those living in the countryside. 4) Significantly more young people who reported suicidal thoughts and plans and suicide attempts than those not reporting such experiences were raised in single-parent families. 5) Compared with non-suicidal controls, young people who admitted to having suicidal thoughts and plans and to having attempted suicide, were significantly more likely to report alcohol abuse by parents and experiences of psychological and physical violence from family members.

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1. Self-injury is performed by 14% of adolescents aged 16-19 years, significantly more girls than boys. 2. Significantly more adolescents who perform self-injury, as compared to those who do not do it, use psychoactive substances, get drunk, report planning suicide, neglect school and more often consume alcohol. 3. Significantly more adolescents who perform self-injury, as compared to those who do not perform it, raised in a single parent family inform about alcohol addiction of a family member, conflicts with parents and the experienced psychological and physical violence experienced from their parents and peers. Significantly more girls who perform self-injury, as compared to those who do not perform it, experienced sexual abuse. 4. Performing self-injury by adolescents coexists with factors motivating to this type of behaviours: sense of helplessness, rejection, loneliness, sense of guilt, anger, impulsiveness, desire for revenge, school problems, conflicts with parents and peers.

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Alcohol consumption and the risk of Internet addiction in teenagers aged 13-17 years living in the urban and rural areasSpożywanie alkoholu a zagrożenie uzależnieniem od Internetu u młodzieży w wieku od 13 do 17 roku życia mieszkającej w mieście i na wsi Maciej Zygo 1 B,E,F,G, Emilia Potembska 2 A,C,D,E,F,G, Karol Zygo 3 B,E, Andrzej Stanisławek 4 E,F, Łukasz Karaś 5 E,F, Beata Pawłowska 6 A,C,D,E,F,G AbstractThe aim of this paper was to determine differences and similarities between city dwelling teenagers aged 13-17 years who consumed/did not consume alcohol and their rural counterparts in regard to the severity of Internet addiction symptoms.Participants and methods: The examined group consisted of 1,191 people (890 girls and 301 boys) aged 13 -17 years. The following instruments were used in the study: a sociodemographic questionnaire designed by the present authors, the Internet Addiction Questionnaire designed by Potembska, and the Internet Addiction Questionnaire (KBUI) designed by Pawłowska and Potembska.Results: The results show that adolescents who consume alcohol, both those living in urban and rural areas, are characterized by statistically significantly more severe Internet addiction symptoms measured by KBUI as compared to their non-drinking peers.Conclusions: 1. Adolescents who consume alcohol, both urban and rural residents, are characterised by statistically significantly more severe symptoms of Internet addiction compared to their peers who do not consume alcohol. 2. Adolescents who live in a city and who consume alcohol are significantly more likely to use Internet pornography than their nondrinking peers. 3. Adolescents who live in urban areas are significantly more likely to use Internet pornography, play violent computer games and search for acceptance and understanding only in online interactions as compared to adolescents who do not consume alcohol. 4. Underage city-dwellers who consume alcohol are significantly more likely to use electronic mail, instant messaging and web pages compared to their rural peers. Keywords: Internet addiction, alcohol, adolescents StreszczenieCelem pracy było określenie podobieństw i różnic między młodzieżą w wieku 13-17 lat, spożywającą i niespożywającą alkoholu mieszkającą w mieście i na wsi w zakresie nasilenia objawów uzależnienia od Internetu. Grupa badana i metody: Grupę badaną stanowiło 1 191 osób (890 dziewcząt i 301 chłopców), w wieku od 13 do 17 roku życia. W pracy zastosowano następujące metody badawcze: Ankietę socjodemograficzną własnej konstrukcji, Ankietę do badania uzależnienia od Internetu w opracowaniu Potembskiej, Kwestionariusz do Badania Uzależnienia od Internetu (KBUI), autorstwa Pawłowskiej i Potembskiej.Wyniki: Stwierdzono istotne statycznie różnice w zakresie nasilenia objawów uzależnienia od Internetu u młodzieży spożywają-cej i niespożywającej alkoholu.Wnioski: 1. Młodzież spożywającą alkohol, mieszkającą zarówno w mieście, jak i na wsi charakteryzuje istotnie statystycznie większe nasilenie objawów uzależnienia od Internetu, niż mł...