This statistic depicts the results of a survey about young people who have engaged in negative coping behaviors as a means of creating confidence in Australia as of April 2018. During the survey period, 31 percent of respondents stated that they had consumed alcohol to feel more confident. By comparison, 24 percent said they had engaged in sexual behavior and 20 percent said they had self-harmed to feel more confident. Additionally, 40 percent of these respondents acknowledged that these behaviors made them feel better initially, however there was an adverse effect overall.
Young people who have engaged in negative coping behaviors as a means of creating confidence in Australia as of April 2018
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Kentucky Fried Chicken (Australia). (May 24, 2018). Young people who have engaged in negative coping behaviors as a means of creating confidence in Australia as of April 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/942017/young-people-who-have-engaged-in-negative-coping-behaviors-australia/
Kentucky Fried Chicken (Australia). "Young people who have engaged in negative coping behaviors as a means of creating confidence in Australia as of April 2018." Chart. May 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942017/young-people-who-have-engaged-in-negative-coping-behaviors-australia/
Kentucky Fried Chicken (Australia). (2018). Young people who have engaged in negative coping behaviors as a means of creating confidence in Australia as of April 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942017/young-people-who-have-engaged-in-negative-coping-behaviors-australia/
Kentucky Fried Chicken (Australia). "Young People Who Have Engaged in Negative Coping Behaviors as a Means of Creating Confidence in Australia as of April 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942017/young-people-who-have-engaged-in-negative-coping-behaviors-australia/
Kentucky Fried Chicken (Australia), Young people who have engaged in negative coping behaviors as a means of creating confidence in Australia as of April 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942017/young-people-who-have-engaged-in-negative-coping-behaviors-australia/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Young people who have engaged in negative coping behaviors as a means of creating confidence in Australia as of April 2018 [Graph], Kentucky Fried Chicken (Australia), May 24, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/942017/young-people-who-have-engaged-in-negative-coping-behaviors-australia/
