Romantic relationships and nonsuicidal self-injury among college students: The mediating role of emotion regulation

Silva, Eliana; Machado, Bárbara Freire Brito César; Moreira, Catarina; Ramalho, Sofia; Gonçalves, Sónia

doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2017.04.001

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“…Previous studies with youth have rarely included chronic stress across multiple domains in the same model, and in particular, studies have neglected romantic stress as a predictor of NSSI. However, these results are consistent with findings from adult samples, which show significant associations between romantic stress and NSSI [36]. Although we found a concurrent correlation between Time 1 peer stress and NSSI, it is surprising that peer and parent-child stress did not independently predict Time 2 NSSI.…”

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Reciprocal Associations Between Adolescent Girls’ Chronic Interpersonal Stress and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Multi-wave Prospective Investigation

Miller

Linthicum

Helms³

et al. 2018

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Purpose: Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is associated with increased risk of suicide attempts. Theories of NSSI assert interpersonal stress as a common risk factor for, and perhaps consequence of, NSSI. Prior research has not examined reciprocal associations between chronic interpersonal stress and NSSI. This study used a multiwave, prospective design to address this gap in a sample of adolescent girls, a group with elevated risk for both chronic interpersonal stress and NSSI. Pubertal development was examined as a moderator of the reciprocal associations.Methods: Adolescent girls (N = 220; ages 12-16, M age = 14.69 years) at heightened risk for NSSI completed a baseline assessment and follow-up assessments over 18 months, divided into two 9-month epochs (Time 1 and 2). Pubertal development was assessed via self-and parentreport. Chronic interpersonal stress was assessed using a semistructured interview at the end of each time period. NSSI was measured using a semistructured clinical interview every 3 months within both time periods to enhance accurate reporting.Results: Path models revealed that chronic romantic stress during Time 1, but not peer or parentchild stress, predicted NSSI during Time 2 among girls with more advanced pubertal development. Moreover, NSSI during Time 1 predicted higher levels of chronic romantic and parent-child stress during Time 2.

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Reciprocal Associations Between Adolescent Girls’ Chronic Interpersonal Stress and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Multi-wave Prospective Investigation

Miller

Linthicum

Helms³

et al. 2018

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…Indeed, early-developing girls are more likely to be perceived as older than they are (Sontag et al ., 2011) and to engage in sexual relationships earlier (Copeland et al ., 2010). They may be treated with expectations that they are emotionally or cognitively unable to meet, or may experience earlier exposure to stressors like relationship problems, which are a risk factor for self-harm (Silva et al ., 2017). Romantic relationship stress has been associated with an increased risk of non-suicidal self-injury in early-developing girls (Miller et al ., 2018).…”

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Timing of menarche and self-harm in adolescence and adulthood: a population-based cohort study

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Background Previous studies of pubertal timing and self-harm are limited by subjective measures of pubertal timing or by the conflation of self-harm with suicide attempts and ideation. The current study investigates the association between an objective measure of pubertal timing – age at menarche – and self-harm with and without suicidal intent in adolescence and adulthood in females. Method Birth cohort study based on 4042 females from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Age at menarche was assessed prospectively between ages 8 and 17 years. Lifetime history of self-harm was self-reported at ages 16 and 21 years. Associations between age at menarche and self-harm, both with and without suicidal intent, were examined using multivariable logistic regression. Results Later age at menarche was associated with a lower risk of lifetime self-harm at age 16 years (OR per-year increase in age at menarche 0.87; 95% CI 0.80–0.95). Compared with normative timing, early menarche (<11.5 years) was associated with an increased risk of self-harm (OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.04–1.64) and later menarche (>13.8 years) with a reduced risk (OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.58–0.93). The pattern of association was similar at age 21 years (OR per-year increase in age at menarche 0.92, 95% CI 0.85–1.00). There was no strong evidence for a difference in associations with suicidal v. non-suicidal self-harm. Conclusions Risk of self-harm is higher in females with early menarche onset. Future research is needed to establish whether this association is causal and to identify potential mechanisms.

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“…Emotion dysregulation has been shown to be highly prevalent in samples characterized by IPV (Cloitre et al, 2005;Lilly & Hong Lim, 2013;Silva et al, 2017). The current study used path analysis to examine the role of presumed head and neck injuries inflicted by an intimate partner on five domains of emotion dysregulation among women with a history of physical IPV.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Theoretical and empirical literature in this area suggests that emotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic process that is associated with numerous clinically relevant health outcomes (Gratz & Roemer, 2008;Gratz & Tull, 2010;Tull et al, 2007;Weiss et al, 2012). Research also links emotion dysregulation to the experience of intimate partner violence (IPV; Cloitre et al, 2005;Lilly & Hong Lim, 2013;Silva et al, 2017). IPV is common, with one in three women and one in four men in the United States having experienced physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime (Black et al, 2011).…”

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“…Emotion dysregulation is a multifaceted construct involving maladaptive ways of responding to emotions (regardless of their intensity or reactivity), including (a) lack of awareness, understanding, and acceptance of emotions; (b) inability to control behaviors when experiencing emotional distress; (c) lack of access to situationally appropriate strategies for modulating the duration and/or intensity of emotional responses to meet individual goals and situational demands; and (d) unwillingness to experience emotional distress as part of pursuing meaningful activities in life (Gratz & Roemer, 2004;Gratz & Tull, 2010). IPV may place women at risk of developing emotion dysregulation, or may maintain or exacerbate already heightened levels of emotion dysregulation (Cloitre et al, 2005;Lilly & Hong Lim, 2013;Silva et al, 2017). In fact, research suggests that women with a history of IPV exhibit more frequent and intense emotional distress, including depression and anxiety, compared with those without a history of IPV (Lagdon et al, 2014).…”

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The Role of Presumed Head and Neck Injuries in Emotion Dysregulation Among Community Women With a History of Physical Intimate Partner Violence

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Nelson

et al. 2021

Violence Against Women

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is prevalent among women and associated with negative outcomes, including emotion dysregulation. Limited research has examined factors that contribute to emotion dysregulation in this population. This study explores the potential influence of presumed head and neck injuries from IPV on five dimensions of emotion dysregulation. Participants were 352 community women who responded to an online survey. Results of a path analysis indicated that presumed head and neck injuries from IPV were significantly associated with lack of emotional clarity and difficulties engaging in goal-directed behaviors when experiencing emotions. Findings suggest an association between presumed head and neck injuries from IPV and emotion dysregulation, underscoring the potential need for considering both neurological and psychological factors in the assessment and treatment of emotion dysregulation in this population.

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Romantic relationships and nonsuicidal self-injury among college students: The mediating role of emotion regulation

Cited by 9 publications

References 36 publications

Reciprocal Associations Between Adolescent Girls’ Chronic Interpersonal Stress and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Multi-wave Prospective Investigation

Reciprocal Associations Between Adolescent Girls’ Chronic Interpersonal Stress and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Multi-wave Prospective Investigation

Timing of menarche and self-harm in adolescence and adulthood: a population-based cohort study

The Role of Presumed Head and Neck Injuries in Emotion Dysregulation Among Community Women With a History of Physical Intimate Partner Violence

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