The Association Between Masculinity and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Green, Jonathan D.; Kearns, James; Ledoux, Annie M.; Addis, Michael E.; Marx, Brian P.

doi:10.1177/1557988315624508

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“…A significant proportion of males who engage in self-injury during early adolescence may have subsequently used more “male-typical” stress relief strategies. Males who continued with self-injury past age 15 could have a high biological vulnerability to experiencing stress relief or reward through self-injury, which would explain its high recurrence among those who continued [for a more socialization theoretical perspective, see also 48 ].…”

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Self-injury from early adolescence to early adulthood: age-related course, recurrence, and services use in males and females from the community

Steinhoff

Ribeaud

Kupferschmid

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Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Adolescent self-injury is a widespread public health problem, but long-term longitudinal studies from European countries are rare. Self-injury in males and sex differences are poorly understood. This study describes the prevalence, frequency, agerelated course, and recurrence of, and mental health services use related to adolescent self-injury. Data came from a Swiss prospective-longitudinal cohort study (N = 1482). Adolescents (52% male) reported frequency of self-injury and mental health services use (including reasons for and types of services use, hospitalizations) at ages 13, 15, 17, and 20. Between ages 13-20, 27% of adolescents reported self-injury at least once. In males, prevalence decreased from 12 to 5%; in females self-injury peaked at age 15 (16%) and then decreased (11% at age 20). In males, recurrence of self-injury increased after age 15 (from odds ratio [OR] < 3 to OR > 10); in females, recurrence was high from age 13 onwards (OR > 5). Predictors of recurrence included childhood/early adolescent internalizing symptoms and early self-injury onset. Typically, less than half of adolescents with self-injury used mental health services. Males with self-injury used services mainly for externalizing problems, learning difficulties, and attention/concentration problems; females for depression or self-injury, family problems, and victimization. Types of services used changed with age, and adolescents with self-injury had increased rates of hospitalization. There are notable sex differences in the longitudinal course of self-injury and reasons for related mental health services use. Treating early internalizing symptoms could be a promising target for preventing recurrent self-injury. Males are at particular risk of not receiving adequate treatment for self-injury.

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Self-injury from early adolescence to early adulthood: age-related course, recurrence, and services use in males and females from the community

Steinhoff

Ribeaud

Kupferschmid

et al. 2020

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…Despite the numerous contributions highlighted above, this study also had limitations that are worth mentioning. First, we did not assess NSSI frequency, method, or severity, and the three variables may be related to distinct sets of motivations; previous research has found that boys used burning more often than girls, mainly owing to the desire to manifest their masculinity and to seek status among their peers (Green et al, 2018). Thus, future research should distinguish the factors related to distinct types of NSSI.…”

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Perceived discrimination, loneliness, and non-suicidal self-injury in Chinese migrant children: The moderating roles of parent-child cohesion and gender

Wang

Zhang

Liu

2020

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Chinese rural-to-urban migrant children frequently experience discrimination, which thereby often results in significant negative consequences. However, little is known about the contribution of perceived discrimination experiences to non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). This study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived discrimination and NSSI, the mediating role of loneliness in this relationship, and the moderating roles of parent-child cohesion and gender. Six hundred fifty-seven migrant children completed a perceived discrimination scale, an NSSI questionnaire, a loneliness scale, and a parent-child cohesion inventory. Results showed that there was a significant positive association between perceived discrimination and NSSI among migrant children. Loneliness mediated the relationship between perceived discrimination and NSSI. Moreover, parent-child cohesion demonstrated a moderating effect on the mediation via loneliness; the indirect association between perceived discrimination and NSSI via loneliness was only significant in low parent-child cohesion condition, but not in the high condition. Additionally, there were differences by gender, with a significantly stronger mediating effect of loneliness among migrant girls compared with migrant boys. The findings from this study contribute to the understanding of the underlying mechanisms in the relationship between perceived discrimination and NSSI. Discussion also provides directions for future interventions and delineate how programs could be designed to target loneliness and parent-child cohesion among migrant children.

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“…There might be two possible explanations for this deviation. First, the direct link between peer victimization and NSSI without depressive symptoms among boys could be related to norms of male socialization that encourage boys to endure negative events such as peer victimization without expressing their emotions 53. Therefore, it could be that the boys would perceive NSSI as a more appropriate outlet for their feelings.…”

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“…For boys, however, peer victimization creates a power imbalance 56. Boys could use self-injury as a means to show strength or seek status among their peers 53…”

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<p>Peer victimization, depressive symptoms and non-suicidal self-injury behavior in Chinese migrant children: the roles of gender and stressful life events</p>

Wang¹,

Liu²

2019

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Background Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has become a worldwide health concern, especially for the disadvantaged group such as Chinese rural-to-urban migrant children. Peer victimization is a risk factor for NSSI and is quite common among Chinese migrant children. However, few studies that focused on this group have paid attention to the relationship between peer victimization and NSSI. The current study addressed this gap in the literature by examining the mediating role of depressive symptoms and the moderating role of stressful life events in the relationship between peer victimization and NSSI in male and female migrant children. Methods A total of 650 migrant children completed self-report surveys that addressed peer victimization, NSSI, depressive symptoms, and stressful life events. Results Results showed that peer victimization was significantly related to NSSI for both migrant girls and boys. Depressive symptoms mediated the relationship between peer victimization and NSSI among girls, but not among boys. Additionally, stressful life events significantly moderated the relationships between depressive symptoms and NSSI and between peer victimization and NSSI among girls; higher levels of depressive symptoms or peer victimization coupled with more stressful life events related to a higher probability of NSSI. For boys, stressful life events moderated the relationship between peer victimization and NSSI; higher levels of peer victimization combined with increased NSSI behaviors among the boys who reported more stressful life events. Conclusions These findings contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms that inform the relationship between peer victimization and NSSI. Moreover, they indicate that future interventions can be enhanced by targeting depressive symptoms among girls and stressful life events among both girls and boys.

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The Association Between Masculinity and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Cited by 24 publications

References 67 publications

Self-injury from early adolescence to early adulthood: age-related course, recurrence, and services use in males and females from the community

Self-injury from early adolescence to early adulthood: age-related course, recurrence, and services use in males and females from the community

Perceived discrimination, loneliness, and non-suicidal self-injury in Chinese migrant children: The moderating roles of parent-child cohesion and gender

<p>Peer victimization, depressive symptoms and non-suicidal self-injury behavior in Chinese migrant children: the roles of gender and stressful life events</p>

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