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Negative Life Events and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in an Adolescent Inpatient Sample

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Although life stressors have been implicated in the aetiology of various forms of psychopathology related to non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), particularly depression and suicidal behavior, they have rarely been examined in relation with NSSI. The objective of the current study was to assess the association between life stressors and NSSI in adolescent inpatients. Adolescent inpatients (n = 110) completed measures of life events, NSSI, and depressive symptoms at 3 time-points over a 9-month period. Higher rates of life stressors were significantly associated with greater NSSI. This finding held even after covarying concurrent depressive symptoms and gender. Life stressors may have a unique role in the pathogenesis of NSSI. Directions for future research and clinical implications are discussed.

Source: Archives of Suicide Research

DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2013.824835

Authors: Richard T. Liu, Elisabeth A. Frazier, Andrea M. Cataldo, Valerie A. Simon, Anthony Spirito, Mitchell J. Prinstein

Institutions: Brown University, Wayne State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development