scholarly journals From attachment insecurity to non-suicidal self-injury: The mediating role of emotion regulation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikki Miles
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Parental Attachment ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Common Behaviour

<p>Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a relatively common behaviour in adolescents. This is concerning as NSSI is a transdiagnostic risk factor for a range of mental disorders and is associated with increased risk of later suicide attempts. In this thesis, I used a longitudinal sample of New Zealand secondary school students to investigate the possible developmental pathway of parental attachment to NSSI via the mediating effect of emotion regulation. First, I examined the suitability of the Emotion Regulation Index for Children and Adolescents (ERICA; MacDermott et al., 2010) as a measure of emotion regulation in a New Zealand sample using confirmatory factor analysis, followed by a comparison with a more popularly used measure (the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; Gratz & Roemer, 2004). Finding the ERICA to be suitable for use with my sample, I conducted a cross-lagged panel analysis with a longitudinal mediation to investigate how attachment, emotion regulation, and NSSI relate to each other over time. I found that emotion regulation was a significant mediator of the relationship between attachment and NSSI, supporting my hypothesis. The theoretical and practical implications of this are discussed in terms of the development of NSSI and intervention and treatment possibilities.</p>

scholarly journals From attachment insecurity to non-suicidal self-injury: The mediating role of emotion regulation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikki Miles
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Parental Attachment ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Common Behaviour

<p>Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a relatively common behaviour in adolescents. This is concerning as NSSI is a transdiagnostic risk factor for a range of mental disorders and is associated with increased risk of later suicide attempts. In this thesis, I used a longitudinal sample of New Zealand secondary school students to investigate the possible developmental pathway of parental attachment to NSSI via the mediating effect of emotion regulation. First, I examined the suitability of the Emotion Regulation Index for Children and Adolescents (ERICA; MacDermott et al., 2010) as a measure of emotion regulation in a New Zealand sample using confirmatory factor analysis, followed by a comparison with a more popularly used measure (the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; Gratz & Roemer, 2004). Finding the ERICA to be suitable for use with my sample, I conducted a cross-lagged panel analysis with a longitudinal mediation to investigate how attachment, emotion regulation, and NSSI relate to each other over time. I found that emotion regulation was a significant mediator of the relationship between attachment and NSSI, supporting my hypothesis. The theoretical and practical implications of this are discussed in terms of the development of NSSI and intervention and treatment possibilities.</p>

Exposure to suicide behaviour and individual risk of self-harm: Findings from a nationally representative New Zealand high school survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Chan ◽  
Simon Denny ◽  
Theresa Fleming ◽  
Sarah Fortune ◽  
Roshini Peiris-John ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Family Members ◽  
School Students ◽  
Low Mood ◽  
Completed Suicide ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Nationally Representative

Purpose: To examine whether there is an association between students self-reported suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-injury and exposure to suicidal behaviour among friends, family members or within school communities. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative health and well-being survey of 8500 New Zealand high school students conducted from March through November 2012. Students’ self-reported suicide attempts and repeated non-suicidal self-injury was examined in relation to student reports of self-harming behaviour among friends and family as well as data from school administrators of completed suicides within the school community. Results: Almost 1 in 20 (4.5%) students reported a suicide attempt in the last 12 months and 7.9% reported repeated non-suicidal self-injury in the last 12 months. The risk of both suicide attempts and repeated non-suicidal self-injury was highest among females, students from homes with economic deprivation and among students reporting an episode of low mood in the previous 12 months. Students exposed to suicide attempts or completed suicide among friends and/or family members were at increased risk of reporting attempted suicide and repeated non-suicidal self-injury in the last year. There was no association between completed suicide in school community and students self-reported suicide attempts or repeated non-suicidal self-injury. Conclusions: Low mood and exposure to suicide attempts of friends and family members are associated with suicide attempts and repeated non-suicidal self-injury in New Zealand high school students. This research highlights importance of supporting adolescents with low mood and exposed to suicide of friends and family.

Exploring Particular Facets of Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Their Relationships With Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescents

Crisis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 280-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nir Madjar ◽  
Nicole Segal ◽  
Gilad Eger ◽  
Gal Shoval
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

Abstract. Background: Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) has been found to be associated with poor emotion regulation. Aims: The goal of this study was to examine the association of multidimensional cognitive emotion regulation strategies with NSSI among adolescents and compare the different patterns of NSSI. Method: A sample of 594 high-school students (54.4% boys; mean age = 14.96 years), from five regional schools across Israel, were assessed for five facets of cognitive emotion regulation strategies (acceptance, refocus on planning, positive refocusing, putting into perspective, and positive reappraisal) and NSSI behaviors using validated scales. Participants were allocated into three groups: repetitive NSSI (more than six occasions of NSSI; 7.1%), occasional NSSI (at least one incident but less than six; 8.3%), and no NSSI (84.6%). Results: Analysis of covariance, controlling for gender and depression symptoms, revealed that students with NSSI reported higher levels of acceptance, but lower levels of refocus on planning and putting into perspective. Limitations: The study used a cross-sectional design, which was a limitation. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate that particular cognitive emotion regulation strategies differ substantially in their relationship with NSSI. Adolescents who focus on planning and putting stressful situations into perspective may have increased resilience, whereas adolescents who are accepting of negative events that have happened may be more prone to maladaptive coping behaviors.

Father Presence and Adolescents’ Resilience: The Mediating Role of Failure Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110296
Author(s):  
Yue Yu ◽  
Xueyan Wei ◽  
Robert D Hisrich ◽  
Linfang Xue
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Father Presence

In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between father presence and the resilience of adolescents, and whether failure learning mediates this association. Specifically, we obtained in-depth details on the relation between father presence and adolescents’ resilience by examining the mediating effects of four subfactors of failure learning: failure cognition, reflection and analysis, experience transformation, and prudent attempt. For this purpose, we used the questionnaire to access Chinese middle school students’ father presence, resilience, and failure learning. In total, six hundred and twenty-six valid questionnaires were collected. The results were as follows: (1) there was a significant positive correlation between father presence, failure learning, and resilience; (2) failure learning played a mediating role between father presence and adolescents’ resilience; (3) the mediating effect of experience transformation and prudent attempt (two subfactors of failure learning) between father presence and adolescents’ resilience was significant, while the mediating effect of failure cognition and reflective analysis (the other two subfactors of failure learning) was insignificant.

scholarly journals Aggression and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Depressed Youths: The Mediating Effect of Resilience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling ZHANG ◽  
Meiai CHEN ◽  
Benxian YAO ◽  
Ying ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Depression Group ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
The Relationship

Background: The global spread of COVID-19 not only exerted an enormous impact on the public in different countries but also aggravated depression among youths. The aggressive tendencies of depressed individuals can harm their body and life and threaten those of others. The aggressive and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors of depressed youths may seriously affect their physical and psychological health if not identified and mediated promptly. Method: A total of 875 young respondents (including college students, community youths, migrant workers, and so on) from three provinces in China were surveyed in 2020 using a depression scale, non-suicidal selfinjury scale, aggression scale, and resilience scale. Results: Depression, non-suicidal self-injury, and aggression are significantly higher among the members of the depression group compared with the members of the healthy control group (P<0.001), and the resilience of the members of the former group is remarkably lower than that of the members of the latter group (P<0.001). Aggression among the depressed youths exhibits a significant positive correlation with non-suicidal self-injury (r= 0.43, P<0.01), whereas aggression (r= –0.18, P<0.05) and non-suicidal self-injury (r= –0.20, P<0.05) demonstrates significant negative correlations with resilience. The resilience of the youths in the depression group plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between aggression and non-suicidal self-injury. Conclusion: The more aggressive the behaviors of the depressed youths, the more serious their non-suicidal self-injurious symptoms. Furthermore, resilience plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between aggression and non-suicidal self-injury.

Suicidal behaviour and nonsuicidal self-injury among patients with eating disorders

2021 ◽  
pp. 301-306
Author(s):  
Judit Balazs ◽  
Lili Olga Horvath
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Duration Of Illness ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Comorbid Psychopathology

Eating disorders (EDs), especially anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge-eating disorder (BED) often co-occur with suicidal behaviour and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). The shared epidemiological and risk factors of EDs, suicidal behaviour, and NSSI include the self-destructive and body-focused characteristics of these behaviours; body dissatisfaction, interoceptive deficits, emotion dysregulation, impulsivity, and several environmental risk factors. Compared to the general population, lifetime rates of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and NSSI are increased among patients with AN, BN, or BED. Risk factors play a role in the development of suicidal behaviour in patients with EDs, including comorbid psychopathology that is associated with an increased risk of suicide itself, increased impulsive behaviours including NSSI, the duration of illness, and the number of previous treatments. Being aware of the increased risk and the ED-specific risk factors of suicidal behaviour are essential for preventing suicide and treating clinical risk factors in patients with EDs.

The influence of parental and peer attachment on Internet usage motives and addiction

First Monday ◽  
2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Chin-Hooi Soh ◽  
John P. Charlton ◽  
Kok-Wai Chew
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Parental Attachment ◽  
Peer Attachment ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
School Students ◽  
Path Modelling ◽  
Addiction Risk ◽  
Adolescent Parent ◽  
The Impact

The impact of parental and peer attachment on four Internet usage motives and Internet addiction was compared using path modelling of survey data from 1,577 adolescent Malaysian school students. The model accounted for 31 percent of Internet addiction score variance. Lesser parental attachment was associated with greater Internet addiction risk. Psychological escape motives were more strongly related to Internet addiction than other motives, and had the largest mediating effect upon the parental attachment–addiction relationship. Peer attachment was unrelated to addiction risk, its main influence on Internet usage motives being encouragement of use for social interaction. It is concluded that dysfunctional parental attachment has a greater influence than peer attachment upon the likelihood of adolescents becoming addicted to Internet–related activities. It is also concluded that the need to relieve dysphoria resulting from poor adolescent–parent relationships may be a major reason for Internet addiction, and that parents’ fostering of strong bonds with their children should reduce addiction risk.

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