Abstract
OBJECTIVE
Research investigating the social context of adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) has been limited. We therefore examined social characteristics of NSSI, such as knowledge of friends' NSSI and the role friends play in continuing NSSI, and their relationships to other known NSSI correlates, such as suicidality.
METHOD
We assessed NSSI characteristics, including social features, in a community sample of 89 self-injuring adolescents. We also assessed psychosocial correlates of NSSI, including impulsivity, self-concept, and psychiatric symptoms.
RESULTS
Knowledge of friends' NSSI was relatively common among self-injurers. In addition, knowledge of friends' NSSI was associated with use of more NSSI methods, cutting behaviors, and suicidal ideation, but not with other NSSI correlates. However, teaching or encouragement of NSSI by friends was rare.
CONCLUSIONS
Knowledge of friends' NSSI may serve as marker of increased severity among adolescent self-injurers. These findings have implications for identifying and intervening with high-risk self-injuring youth.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the social context of adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury.
AU - Victor,Sarah E,
AU - Klonsky,Elisha David,
Y1 - 2018/06/22/
PY - 2017/07/07/received
PY - 2018/05/18/revised
PY - 2018/06/05/accepted
PY - 2018/6/23/pubmed
PY - 2019/11/8/medline
PY - 2018/6/23/entrez
KW - adolescents
KW - nonsuicidal self-injury
KW - social
KW - suicide
SP - 2107
EP - 2116
JF - Journal of clinical psychology
JO - J Clin Psychol
VL - 74
IS - 12
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Research investigating the social context of adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) has been limited. We therefore examined social characteristics of NSSI, such as knowledge of friends' NSSI and the role friends play in continuing NSSI, and their relationships to other known NSSI correlates, such as suicidality. METHOD: We assessed NSSI characteristics, including social features, in a community sample of 89 self-injuring adolescents. We also assessed psychosocial correlates of NSSI, including impulsivity, self-concept, and psychiatric symptoms. RESULTS: Knowledge of friends' NSSI was relatively common among self-injurers. In addition, knowledge of friends' NSSI was associated with use of more NSSI methods, cutting behaviors, and suicidal ideation, but not with other NSSI correlates. However, teaching or encouragement of NSSI by friends was rare. CONCLUSIONS: Knowledge of friends' NSSI may serve as marker of increased severity among adolescent self-injurers. These findings have implications for identifying and intervening with high-risk self-injuring youth.
SN - 1097-4679
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/29931667/Understanding_the_social_context_of_adolescent_nonsuicidal_self_injury_
L2 - https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22657
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -