Parental psychological control, psychological need satisfaction, and non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese adolescents: The moderating effect of sensation seeking

Huang, Jia-Hui; Zhang, Dan; Chen, Yanhan; Yu, Chengfu; Zhen, Shuangju; Zhang, Wei

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106417

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“…In this study, the adolescent sample was limited to individuals residing in the southeast region of China. Notably, the incidence of NSSI among this population was found to surpass that of previous literature (Esposito et al;Huang et al, 2022), this heightened occurrence of NSSI may be attributed to the exacerbation of anxiety and depression among adolescents in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic (Zhang et al, 2020). Future research should aim to investigate the generalizability of our findings across diverse temporal and geographical contexts.…”

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confidence: 60%

“…The present study is not without limitations, and as such, there are several avenues for future research to explore. First, although the direction of effects we infer is in keeping up with both SDT and empirical research (Deci & Ryan, 2000;Huang et al, 2022;Thomassin et al, 2017), one limitation of the current study is that, due to its cross-sectional design, it is not possible to infer a causal relationship between the variables being examined. In order to enhance the robustness of the findings and address potential limitations, future research in this area should employ a longitudinal design to examine the potential mutual influence more comprehensively among the variables under investigation.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Moderating Effect of Anger Expression on the Relationship between Parental Overprotection, Psychological Need Satisfaction, and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Chinese Adolescents

Xie

Tao

et al. 2023

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The present study expands on previous research regarding the correlation between parental overprotection (POP) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in Chinese adolescents. Drawing from self-determination theory, the study aims to investigate the mediating effect of psychological need satisfaction on the relationship between POP and adolescent NSSI, as well as the potential moderating effect of anger expression. A sample of 1248 adolescents (Mage = 13.34 years; SD = 0.96 years) completed anonymous questionnaires to measure the study variables. The results of the regression analysis indicate that: (1) the positive link between POP and adolescent NSSI is mediated by low psychological need satisfaction; (2) this indirect relationship is particularly pronounced in adolescents who report high levels of anger expression. These findings suggest that psychological need frustration may serve as a mechanism linking POP to adolescent NSSI, and that adolescents who tend to express more anger may be at an increased risk for engaging in NSSI. Systemic family therapy is recommended for clinicians and consultant to help them better understand the adolescents with NSSI in overprotective family system and adopt targeted intervention programs.

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Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 60%

Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Moderating Effect of Anger Expression on the Relationship between Parental Overprotection, Psychological Need Satisfaction, and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Chinese Adolescents

Xie

Tao

et al. 2023

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“…On the other hand, treatment could address the psychological characteristics that were identified in this study as correlates of NSSI severity. Individuals with high sensation seeking usually show impulsivity, and rashly engage in immediate modulatory behaviors (e.g., NSSI) to alter their negative emotions (Huang et al, 2022). The Real Understanding of Self-Help program (RUSH; Eccleston & Sorbello, 2002) has been shown to effectively reduce the intensity of prisoners' urges to self-harm.…”

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“…Individuals with high sensation seeking are more likely than those with low sensation seeking to choose instantaneous forms of emotion regulation (e.g., NSSI) to generate sensations or stimulation (Knorr et al, 2013). Thus, considerable evidence suggests that sensation seeking is an important correlate of NSSI (e.g., Huang et al, 2022; Knorr et al, 2013). Furthermore, NSSI's function in setting interpersonal boundaries (social‐positive reinforcement) may also be particularly relevant in the prison setting.…”

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Pattern of non‐suicidal self‐injury in Chinese male prisoners: A latent class analysis

Gu,

Yu,

Cheng

2023

J Clin Psychol

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ObjectivesNonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) occurs more frequently in the prisoner population than in the general population. Monitoring and management of this behavior is challenging because NSSI may present in diverse ways. People often use more than one method of NSSI, and there are many possible combinations of these behaviors. We used latent class analysis (LCA) to identify subgroups of male inmates based on methods and frequency of NSSI.MethodsA total of 1042 male prisoners in China (Mage = 38.45, SD = 10.67) completed measures of hopelessness, sensation seeking, identity integration, and suicidal ideation, and NSSI was assessed in a structured interview.ResultsResults of the LCA supported a three‐class model: high‐NSSI (1.8%), moderate‐NSSI (8.0%), and no‐or‐negligible NSSI (90.2%). Multinomial logistic regression analyses showed that prisoners in the high‐NSSI and moderate‐NSSI classes were significantly more likely than those in the no‐or‐negligible NSSI class to show high hopelessness, high sensation seeking, and low identity. Furthermore, suicidal ideation was significantly higher in the high‐NSSI and moderate‐NSSI classes than in the no‐or‐negligible NSSI class.ConclusionsClassifying groups of prisoners based on features of NSSI is potentially useful for understanding risk factors and for developing tailored prevention and treatment strategies.

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“…Other negative experiences may be forms of punitive, aggressive, or manipulative behaviors directed at adolescents. These experiences include parents engaging in psychological control (Huang et al, 2022) or directing unregulated anger at the adolescent (Wang et al, 2016), which could disrupt parent-adolescent bonds, which is predictive of self-injury (Victor et al, 2019). In addition, being the victim of relational and physical/overt aggression from peers (Giletta et al, 2015) could trigger self-injury.…”

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Trajectories of nonsuicidal self‐injury during adolescence

Tilton‐Weaver

Latina

Marshall

2022

Journal of Adolescence

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Objective: Although nonsuicidal self-injury is a public health concern, there is little information on how it changes across adolescence or what contributes to stability or change. We aimed to identify trajectories of stability and change in self-injury from ages 13 to 17 years, and to identify interpersonal and intrapersonal correlates that differentiate between trajectories of stability and change. Method: We used five annual waves of cohort-sequential data, targeting 7th and 8th graders attending all public schools in three municipalities in central Sweden. The data were gathered via questionnaires, using a multi-item measure of non-suicidal self-injury and assessing negative experiences at home, in school, with peers, and in romantic settings, as well as intrapersonal issues (internalizing symptoms and difficulties with emotional, and behavioral regulation). The analytic sample was 3195 adolescents (51.7% boys, 48.3% girls; ages 12-16 years at T1, M = 13.61; SD = 0.66), most of whom were born in Sweden (88.6%) to at least one parent of Swedish origin (77.4%). Results: Latent growth curve modeling revealed three self-injury trajectories: a stablelow, a low-increasing, and an increasing-decreasing trajectory. Adolescents in the stable-low class reported the best overall adjustment at ages 13 and 16. Comparatively, adolescents in the other two classes reported similar levels of difficulty interpersonally and intrapersonally. Where they differed, the increase-decrease class fared worse than the low-increasing class. Conclusions: This study suggests the need to frame self-injury as having multiple directions of development during adolescence and develop theory that aligns with differential patterns of self-injury development.

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Parental psychological control, psychological need satisfaction, and non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese adolescents: The moderating effect of sensation seeking

Cited by 13 publications

References 45 publications

The Moderating Effect of Anger Expression on the Relationship between Parental Overprotection, Psychological Need Satisfaction, and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Chinese Adolescents

The Moderating Effect of Anger Expression on the Relationship between Parental Overprotection, Psychological Need Satisfaction, and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Chinese Adolescents

Pattern of non‐suicidal self‐injury in Chinese male prisoners: A latent class analysis

Trajectories of nonsuicidal self‐injury during adolescence

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