From Traumatic Events and Dissociation to Body Image and Depression Symptoms – in Search of Self-Destruction Syndrome in Adolescents who Engage in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Wioletta Radziwiłłowicz; Magdalena Lewandowska

doi:10.12740/pp/63801

From Traumatic Events and Dissociation to Body Image and Depression Symptoms – in Search of Self-Destruction Syndrome in Adolescents who Engage in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Psychiatria Polska ◽

10.12740/pp/63801 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 283-301 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Wioletta Radziwiłłowicz ◽

Magdalena Lewandowska

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Traumatic Events ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Self Injury ◽

Nonsuicidal Self Injury

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

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000566 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 280-286 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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.

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Body image as a predictor of nonsuicidal self-injury in women: A longitudinal study

Comprehensive Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.11.010 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 88 ◽

pp. 83-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Emma B. Black ◽

Maria Garratt ◽

Gavin Beccaria ◽

Helen Mildred ◽

Marcella Kwan

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Self Injury ◽

Nonsuicidal Self Injury

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Body image and nonsuicidal self-injury: Validation of the Body Investment Scale in participants with eating disorders

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy ◽

10.1002/cpp.2142 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 173-180 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J. H. Marco ◽

M. Cañabate ◽

J. García-Alandete ◽

G. Llorca ◽

M. Real-López ◽

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Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Body Image ◽

The Body ◽

Self Injury ◽

Nonsuicidal Self Injury

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Depression Symptoms as Mediator Between Adolescents' Sense of Loneliness at School and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Behaviors

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000702 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Nir Madjar ◽

Ella Sarel-Mahlev ◽

Anat Brunstein Klomek

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Self Report ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Multiple Group ◽

Self Injury ◽

Nonsuicidal Self Injury

Abstract. Background: Previous studies indicated that perception of school experiences (i.e., teachers' psychological support and perceived peer climate) is associated with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviors among adolescents. Aims: The purpose of the current study was to explore whether depression symptoms mediate the relationship between sense of loneliness in school and NSSI behaviors among adolescents. Method: The sample included high-school students ( N = 306; 51.6% girls) who completed surveys assessing their subjective sense of loneliness (feeling lonely, spending their time alone in school, and reporting a small number of friends), depression symptoms, and NSSI behaviors. Results: Multiple-group structural equation modeling, stratified by gender, supported the hypothesized model. Sense of loneliness was associated with depression symptoms, which in turn were associated with NSSI. Positive school attitudes were associated with depression symptoms only for girls. Results were robust when controlling for the relationships with parents. Limitations: The study is based on cross-sectional data, which limits the ability to make causal conclusions, and the instruments are based on self-report scales. Conclusion: Mental health professional are advised to note the significant role of subjective sense of loneliness in school as a possible risk factor for depression symptoms, which may be associated with NSSI behaviors.

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Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000155 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 182-182

Keyword(s):

Self Injury ◽

Nonsuicidal Self Injury

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Self-Injurious Behavior vs. Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000127 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 106-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

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.

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