Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Its Relationship with Family Psychological Function and Perceived Social Support among Iranian High School Students

Nemati, Hossein; Sahebihagh, Mohammad Hasan; Mahmoodi, Mahbobeh; Ghiasi, Akbar; Ebrahimi, Hossein; Atri, Shirin Barzanjeh; Mohammadpoorasl, Asghar

doi:10.34172/jrhs.2020.04

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“…The results highlight a lower quality of the NSSI subjects’ family interactions in the “Inclusion of partners”, “Child Involvement”, and “Child self-regulation” variables. On a qualitative level, the comparison of the means shows a poorer quality of the NSSI group’s global interactive-relational functioning, in line with the literature showing an association between maladaptive family functioning and risk of engaging in NSSI behaviors [ 16 , 20 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 29 ]. To the best of our knowledge, our study represents the only case study carried out through a multi-method and multi-informant approach in the research on NSSI.…”

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Psychopathological and Interactive-Relational Characteristics in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Adolescent Outpatients

Miscioscia

Angelico

Raffagnato

et al. 2022

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Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is described as behaviors that directly and intentionally inflict damage to body tissue without suicidal intent and for reasons not linked to cultural expectations or norms. Literature has confirmed several “specific risk factors” related to NSSI behaviors; emotional reactivity, internalizing problems, alexithymia traits, and maladaptive family functioning can predispose an individual to intrapersonal and interpersonal vulnerabilities related to difficulties in regulating one’s own cognitive-emotional experience. The present study aims to analyze and define the psychopathological and family interactive-relational characteristics of adolescents with NSSI through a case-control study. Thirty-one patients with NSSI and thirty-one patients without NSSI paired for sex, age, and psychiatric diagnosis (ICD-10) were recruited in Padua among two Child Neuropsychiatry Units before the COVID-19 pandemic. Results show a higher prevalence of internalizing problems, alexithymia trait related to “difficulty identifying feelings”, and lower quality of family functioning related to inclusion of partners, child involvement, and child self-regulation. These results carry significant implications for the clinical management and therapeutic care of non-suicidal self-injury patients and further confirm the need for an in-depth investigation of internalizing problems, alexithymia, and quality of family interactions.

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“…The quality of family and social environment may be particularly important during the onset and the repetition of NSSI [ 28 ]; a recent study of Nemati et al [ 29 ] found that low levels of family psychological functioning and social support perception can significantly increase the odds of experiencing NSSI among adolescents.…”

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Psychopathological and Interactive-Relational Characteristics in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Adolescent Outpatients

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Angelico

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“…Likewise, training for health care workers and educators are needed, to help them identify and intervene as early as possible [ 67 ]. It is necessary to formulate targeted interventions, as well as provide timely social support for patients with NSSI and his family [ 68 ]. In terms of methodology, future studies should enrich the access to information, including interviews with patients and their family members, medical records or other objective documents to verify and supplement these reports of patients obtained by using self-rating scales.…”

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Prevalence and risk factors for non-suicidal self-injury among patients with depression or bipolar disorder in China

Wang

Liu²,

Yang³

et al. 2021

BMC Psychiatry

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Backgrounds Non-suicidal self-injury is a serious health problem among patients with depression or bipolar disorder. However, few studies within the Chinese context have investigated the prevalence of NSSI and its risk factors in above populations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of non-suicidal self-injury and its risk factors in patients with depression or bipolar disorder in China. Methods The final sample comprised of 394 inpatients(Mage = 29.71; SDage = 11.95) with depression or bipolar disorder from two psychiatric hospitals in Beijing, China. A General Demographic Data Form, the Non-suicidal Self-injury Questionnaire(NSSI-Q), Impulsivity Item and the Adverse Childhood Experiences-International Questionnaire(ACE-IQ) were completed by all patients. Results Of the 394 patients examined, 245(62.2%) of this sample reported NSSI in past year. Of the 245 patients with NSSI, 135(55.1%) were diagnosed with depression and 110(44.9%) were diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The most common methods of NSSI for female was “pinching”(23.1%) and “scratching”(22.8%), while for male it was “hiting hard objects”(12.7%). By multivariate regression analysis, young age, unemployment, a higher monthly family income, single, impulsivity, long duration of illness and ACEs were risk factors for NSSI in patients with depression and bipolar disorder(P<0.05). Conclusions Our study points to the fact that there was an unfortunate message about the prevalence of NSSI among patients with depression or bipolar disorder in China. It is necessary not only to raise the awareness of NSSI in families and society, but also to formulate targeted assessment and intervention. Moreover, future research should not only focus on individuals being hospitalized, but should be representative of individuals treated at home or in the community because there are no national statistics on NSSI among such patients in China.

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“…Family conflict, disharmony among family members, and decreased family adaptability are closely related to NSSI. For example, Nemati et al found that low family function increases the risk of NSSI in adolescents (12). associated with NSSI in adolescents ( 13).…”

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Analysis of risk factors of non-suicidal self-harm behavior in adolescents with depression

Shao¹,

Ma²,

Zhao³

et al. 2021

Ann Palliat Med

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Background: Adolescents are a high-risk group for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), which seriously affects their physical and mental health. This study aimed to explore the risk factors for depressive adolescents with NSSI.Methods: A total of 153 adolescents with depression were divided into the NSSI group (n=65) and non-NSSI group (n=88) according to the criteria stipulated by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5). The Beck scale for suicidal ideation (BSS), adolescent self-rating life events checklist (ASLEC), family adaptability and cohesion evaluation scale II-Chinese version (FACES II-CV), childhood trauma questionnaire short form (CTQ SF), and multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) were applied to evaluate suicidal ideation, frequency and intensity of stressful life events, family functions, childhood trauma, and perceived support, respectively. We applied two-dimensional logistic regression to identify risk factors for NSSI.Results: Female gender ratio, suicidal ideation, and attempted suicide were significantly higher in the NSSI group than in the non-NSSI group (all P<0.05). Scores of interpersonal relationships in ASLEC, emotional abuse, and emotional neglect in the CTQ-SF were significantly higher in the NSSI group than those in the non-NSSI group (all P<0.001). The scores of family cohesion (P=0.001) and family adaptability (P=0.01) were significantly lower in the NSSI group than in the non-NSSI group. The MSPSS was used to assess support from the family, and the index was significantly lower in the NSSI group (P<0.001). After adjusting for age and gender, BSS score, interpersonal relationship score, emotional abuse score, and emotional neglect score were identified as independent risk factors for NSSI. Conclusions:The rate of NSSI in adolescents with depression is high. Higher scores of BSS, interpersonal relationship, emotional abuse, and neglect were independently associated with NSSI.

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Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Its Relationship with Family Psychological Function and Perceived Social Support among Iranian High School Students

Cited by 21 publications

References 23 publications

Psychopathological and Interactive-Relational Characteristics in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Adolescent Outpatients

Psychopathological and Interactive-Relational Characteristics in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Adolescent Outpatients

Prevalence and risk factors for non-suicidal self-injury among patients with depression or bipolar disorder in China

Analysis of risk factors of non-suicidal self-harm behavior in adolescents with depression

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