The influence of personality traits and emotional and behavioral problems on repetitive nonsuicidal self-injury in a school sample

Lüdtke, Janine; Weizenegger, Benedict; Rauber, Rachel; Contin, Brigitte; In‐Albon, Tina; Schmid, Marc

doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.02.005

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“…Findings on the association between NSSI and selftranscendence are also in line with those from previous studies where high self-transcendence has been linked to NSSI in adolescents (42,52,93). As suggested by Cloninger (76), high self-transcendence is generally associated with extravagant thinking, a lack of logic and unconventional behavior (94,95) and NSSI might be a result of such traits, where self-transcendence may reflect a sense of detachment between the individual's self and his or her surroundings, potentially leading to self-injurious behavior (93).…”

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“…Previously, it was shown that specific personality traits are not only associated with a predisposition to different mental disorders, but are also able to impact treatment results ( 96 ). As low self-directedness and high self-transcendence are common in different psychopathologies, such as personality disorder, depression, bipolar disorder and NSSI ( 52 , 97 , 98 ), then treatment approaches that take these personality traits into account may be relevant.…”

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“…Tschan et al ( 51 ) found that adolescents with a history of NSSI had a personality profile that included higher scores on the personality traits novelty seeking (NS) and harm avoidance (HA) and lower scores on the character traits self-directedness (SD), persistence (P) and cooperativeness (C) compared to adolescents with mental disorders but without NSSI. In addition, another study ( 52 ) found that while adolescents with occasional and repetitive NSSI differed significantly from those without NSSI only on low SD, individuals with repetitive NSSI differed on several personality traits, such as higher NS, HA and self-transcendence (ST) and lower SD. These findings suggest that researchers and clinicians might benefit from identifying personality traits that are linked to NSSI in order to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms that are involved in NSSI and to develop treatment approaches that consider personality ( 53 , 54 ).…”

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Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Incarcerated Adolescents: Prevalence, Personality, and Psychiatric Comorbidity

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Introduction: Incarcerated adolescents represent a risk group for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), but research on this population has been limited and no studies have been conducted in Russia. To address this deficit, this study examined NSSI and the factors associated with it among youth in a juvenile correctional facility in Russia.Methods: NSSI and psychopathology were assessed using a psychiatric interview and self-report questionnaire in 368 incarcerated male adolescents aged 14–19 years (mean age 16.4 years, S.D. 0.9) from Northern Russia.Results: 18.2% (N = 67) of the study participants had a history of NSSI and also had higher rates of anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, community violence exposure and scored higher on most of the Youth Self-Report problem scales. In addition, 31.3% of the NSSI group reported previous suicidal ideation and had thought about a specific suicide method compared to 12.0% in the No-NSSI group. Adolescents with NSSI also differed significantly from the No-NSSI group on self-directedness (lower) and self-transcendence (higher) personality traits.Conclusion: NSSI is common in incarcerated adolescents in Russia and is associated with extensive psychiatric comorbidity, suicidal ideation and specific personality traits.

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Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Incarcerated Adolescents: Prevalence, Personality, and Psychiatric Comorbidity

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“…Nock and Prinstein [38] corroborated the impulsive nature of NSSI and found that many individuals contemplated the act of self-injury for less than five minutes before committing it. High NS and impulsivity are linked to low self-directedness, which is also part of the personality profile of NSSI [39,40]. Those with low SD are more likely to experience emotion regulation difficulties and end up losing executive functions when they encounter a negative affect [40].…”

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“…High NS and impulsivity are linked to low self-directedness, which is also part of the personality profile of NSSI [39,40]. Those with low SD are more likely to experience emotion regulation difficulties and end up losing executive functions when they encounter a negative affect [40]. These individuals tend to have lower emotional clarity and are less likely to accept their own emotions [41].…”

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Temperament and Character Traits of Female Eating Disorder Patients with(out) Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Buelens

Luyckx

Verschueren

et al. 2020

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Eating disorder (ED) patients show alarmingly high prevalence rates of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI). Adolescents seem to be particularly at risk, as EDs and NSSI both have their onset in mid-adolescence. It has been suggested that personality could be a transdiagnostic mechanism underlying both EDs and NSSI. However, little attention has been given to adolescent clinical samples compared to adult and/or community samples. Therefore, the current study investigated the role of personality in a sample of 189 female inpatients with an ED (M = 15.93, SD = 0.98). Our results confirmed the high prevalence of NSSI in EDs, specifically in patients with bingeing/purging behaviours (ED-BP). Temperamental differences were found between ED-BP and the restrictive ED subtype (ED-R). Namely, ED-BP patients showed more harm avoidance and less self-directedness compared to ED-R. Temperamental differences were found in NSSI as well, regardless of ED subtype: ED patients who had engaged in NSSI during their lifetime reported less self-directedness and more harm avoidance. Interestingly, only ED patients who recently engaged in NSSI showed less novelty seeking. These temperamental profiles should be recognised as key mechanisms in the treatment of adolescent ED patients with and without NSSI.

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The prevalence of self-injury in adolescence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Farkas

Takács

Kollárovics

et al. 2023

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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In the past 10 years, there has been a growing interest in self-injurious behavior (SIB) among adolescents. The lifetime prevalence of SIB is between 16 and 22% in community sample with females more likely to engage in SIB. There are conflicting results about the global distribution of the prevalence of SIB and whether the SIB has increased in the 21st century. Our aim in the current study was to conduct a systematic search of and meta-analysis on the prevalence of SIB in adolescents over the past 5 years’ worth of published papers and to examine gender, continental, and year differences. We conducted a systematic search in June 2020 of six databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, OVID Medline, PsycINFO, EBSCO) with three main search terms: “self-injurious behavior,” “prevalence,” and “adolescence.” Article inclusion criteria were (a) written in English; (b) published between January 1, 2015, and June 18, 2020; and (c) focused on a community sample. Titles and abstracts of the articles were screened first. Then, the relevant full texts were read, and those that met the inclusion criteria were collected. We used Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software was used to conduct the analyses. After the screening process 97, articles were included in the meta-analysis. The age of the samples ranged from 11.00 to 18.53 years. The overall average prevalence of nonsuicidal self-injury in the studies was 16%. There was a significant gender difference: females reported a higher prevalence than males (19.4% and 12.9%, respectively). A significantly higher prevalence was found among Asian articles than those from other continents (19.5% and 14.7%, respectively). The prevalence of SIB did not change significantly between 2013 and 2018. The current research draws attention to the high prevalence of SIB among adolescents, especially among females and those living in Asia. It is important to address this behavior, both in terms of prevention and intervention.

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The influence of personality traits and emotional and behavioral problems on repetitive nonsuicidal self-injury in a school sample

Cited by 14 publications

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Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Incarcerated Adolescents: Prevalence, Personality, and Psychiatric Comorbidity

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Incarcerated Adolescents: Prevalence, Personality, and Psychiatric Comorbidity

Temperament and Character Traits of Female Eating Disorder Patients with(out) Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

The prevalence of self-injury in adolescence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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