A typology of nonsuicidal self‐injury in a clinical sample: A latent class analysis

Significantly higher rates of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) have been discovered among justice-involved juveniles. Our study aimed to discriminate homogeneous subgroups of justice-involved youth with different self-harm behavior characteristics based on latent class analysis. A total of 244 adolescents (92.6% boys; Mage = 16.99, SD = 1.28) in Hungarian juvenile detention centers completed measures of NSSI and dissociation. High-NSSI (Class 1; 9%), moderate-NSSI (Class 2; 42.6%), and low-NSSI (Class 3; 48.4%) profiles were detected relating to different forms of NSSI. Multiple comparisons showed that girls were members of Class 1 and 2 at higher rates and these subgroups showed significantly higher dissociation proportions than Class 3. Our findings pointed out diversity in self-harm profiles with different characteristics in terms of methods and severity of self-harm, experienced emotions, and other emotion regulation tendencies among justice-involved adolescents. These results suggest sophisticated treatment approaches to match variations in severity and presentation.

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Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Suicidal Behavior: A Latent Class Analysis among Young Adults

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0059955 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. e59955 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Chloe A. Hamza ◽

Teena Willoughby

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Latent Class Analysis ◽

Suicidal Behavior ◽

Latent Class ◽

Class Analysis ◽

Self Injury ◽

Nonsuicidal Self Injury

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Latent class analysis of obsessive–compulsive symptoms in a clinical sample

Comprehensive Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.08.029 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

pp. 604-612 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Abdullah Atli ◽

Murat Boysan ◽

Nuralay Çetinkaya ◽

Mahmut Bulut ◽

Yasin Bez

Keyword(s):

Latent Class Analysis ◽

Latent Class ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Class Analysis ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms

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Differentiation of 2 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Subgroups with Regard to Demographic and Phenomenological Characteristics Combining Multiple Correspondence and Latent Class Analysis

Psychopathology ◽

10.1159/000518906 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 54 (6) ◽

pp. 315-324

Author(s):

Lia Koumantanou ◽

Yiannis Kasvikis ◽

Georgios Giaglis ◽

Petros Skapinakis ◽

Venetsanos Mavreas

Keyword(s):

Latent Class Analysis ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Latent Class ◽

Age Of Onset ◽

Multiple Correspondence Analysis ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Future Research ◽

Class Analysis ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Compulsive Disorder

Introduction: Classic factor analysis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) dimensions and attempts to identify valid subgroups have not yet produced definitive conclusions. Objective and Methods: This study aims to examine possible homogeneous subgrouping of demographic and phenomenological characteristics in 134 treatment-seeking OCD patients. A combination of multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) and latent class analysis (LCA) was used. Results: MCA showed 2 distinct subgroups of OCD patients and LCA confirmed this result by a two-class solution. Both analyses demonstrated (a) a clear subgroup of female patients with washing compulsions, obsessions related to contamination, and late age of onset and (b) a subgroup comprised mostly of male patients with earlier onset of OCD, checking rituals, and doubts or aggressive obsessions. Mental, ordering, hoarding compulsions, religious, or sexual obsessions and images appeared exclusively in this subgroup. Conclusions: Using 2 different analytic methods, we confirmed at least 2 subgroups in a clinical sample of Greek OCD patients. Future research combining dimensional and latent approaches could facilitate our understanding of the heterogeneous phenotype of OCD.

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