Adolescents With Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Study of Gender Differences

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danessa Mayo ◽  
Kimberly R. Freeman ◽  
Sigrid James ◽  
Susan Hagerman
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

scholarly journals Characterizing gender differences in nonsuicidal self-injury: Evidence from a large clinical sample of adolescents and adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 53-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Victor ◽  
Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp ◽  
Nicole A. Hayes ◽  
Gregory J. Lengel ◽  
Denise M. Styer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

Childhood Abuse, Nonsuicidal Self-Injury, and Suicide Attempts: An Exploration of Gender Differences in Incarcerated Adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 745-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenelle Power ◽  
Renee Gobeil ◽  
Janelle N. Beaudette ◽  
Mary B. Ritchie ◽  
Shelley L. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

scholarly journals Functions of nonsuicidal self-injury in a Hungarian community adolescent sample: a psychometric investigation

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda Reinhardt ◽  
Gyöngyi Kökönyei ◽  
Kenneth G. Rice ◽  
Boglárka Drubina ◽  
Róbert Urbán
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Adolescent Sample ◽  
History Of ◽  
Psychometric Investigation ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

Abstract Background The Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury (ISAS) is a psychometrically valid tool to evaluate the motives of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), but there are a few studies that test gender differences in the factor structure of the measurement. However, several differences across gender were identified in NSSI (e.g., in prevalence, methods, functions). Therefore, our study focused on further analyses of the dimensionality of the ISAS functions. Methods Among Hungarian adolescents with a history of NSSI (N = 418; 70.6% girls; mean age was 16.86, SD = 1.45), confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modeling frameworks were used to test the factor structure of the ISAS part II. Results Results support the two-factor structure of the questionnaire. Intrapersonal and interpersonal motivation factors emerged in the whole sample, but this factor structure varied across gender. Among girls, intrapersonal motivation of NSSI was associated with higher loneliness, more inflexible emotion regulation, and a more pronounced level of internalizing and externalizing mental illness symptoms. Conclusions Our findings provide sufficiently solid arguments for the need to examine NSSI functionality separately for adolescent girls and boys because there were clear gender differences in the motives underlying NSSI. In addition, precise scanning of patterns of NSSI functions may further help us to identify the most at-risk adolescents regarding self-injury.

Self-Injurious Behavior vs. Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Crisis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Bloom ◽  
Shareen Holly ◽  
Adam M. P. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Positive Reinforcement ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Animal Research ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Pharmacological Interventions ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Cns Stimulant ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

Background: Historically, the field of self-injury has distinguished between the behaviors exhibited among individuals with a developmental disability (self-injurious behaviors; SIB) and those present within a normative population (nonsuicidal self-injury; NSSI),which typically result as a response to perceived stress. More recently, however, conclusions about NSSI have been drawn from lines of animal research aimed at examining the neurobiological mechanisms of SIB. Despite some functional similarity between SIB and NSSI, no empirical investigation has provided precedent for the application of SIB-targeted animal research as justification for pharmacological interventions in populations demonstrating NSSI. Aims: The present study examined this question directly, by simulating an animal model of SIB in rodents injected with pemoline and systematically manipulating stress conditions in order to monitor rates of self-injury. Methods: Sham controls and experimental animals injected with pemoline (200 mg/kg) were assigned to either a low stress (discriminated positive reinforcement) or high stress (discriminated avoidance) group and compared on the dependent measures of self-inflicted injury prevalence and severity. Results: The manipulation of stress conditions did not impact the rate of self-injury demonstrated by the rats. The results do not support a model of stress-induced SIB in rodents. Conclusions: Current findings provide evidence for caution in the development of pharmacotherapies of NSSI in human populations based on CNS stimulant models. Theoretical implications are discussed with respect to antecedent factors such as preinjury arousal level and environmental stress.

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.

Role of Adaptive Coping Strategies in Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Kranzler ◽  
Emily A. Panza ◽  
Matthew K. Nock ◽  
Edward A. Selby
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Adaptive Coping ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury
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