This self‐report study examined the risk factors for deliberate self‐harm among college students. Results indicated that insecure attachment, childhood separation, emotional neglect, sexual abuse, and dissociation were significant predictors of self‐harm. Substantial gender differences in the risk factors for self‐harm behavior were also revealed. Suggestions for future research are provided.
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