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Child maltreatment, non-suicidal self-injury, and the mediating role of self-criticism

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Glassman, Lisa H., Weierich, Mariann R., Hooley, Jill M., Deliberto, Tara L., Nock, Matthew K.·2007·Behaviour Research and Therapy
DOI 10.1016/j.brat.2007.04.002PMC PMC2034449
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We examined the relation between child maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Participants were 86 adolescents who completed measures of child maltreatment, self-criticism, perceived criticism, depression, and NSSI. Analyses revealed significant, small-to-medium associations between specific forms of child maltreatment (physical neglect, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse) and the presence of a recent history of NSSI. Emotional and sexual abuse had the strongest relations with NSSI, and the data supported a theoretical model in which self-criticism mediates the relation between emotional abuse and engagement in NSSI. Specificity for the mediating role of self-criticism was demonstrated by ruling out alternative mediation models. Taken together, these results indicate that several different forms of childhood maltreatment are associated with NSSI and illuminate one mechanism through which maltreatment may be associated with NSSI. Future research is needed to test the temporal relation between maltreatment and NSSI and should aim to identify additional pathways to engagement in NSSI.

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  • Both low self-esteem and self-criticism have been linked to NSSI; poor self-esteem, along with weak coping strategies, appears to mediate the relationship between personality pathology and self-injury.

    “Both low self-esteem [122, 123] and self-criticism [124–127] have been linked to NSSI; poor self-esteem, in particular, appears (along with weak coping strategies) to mediate the relationship between personality pathology and self-injury [128].”

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  1. Nock, M. K., Holmberg, E. B. Photos, V. I., & Michel, B. D. (in press). The Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview: Development, reliability, and validity of a new measure. Psychological Assessment.
  2. Nock, M. K., & Prinstein, M. J. (2005). Clinical features and behavioral functions of adolescent self-mutilation. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 114, 140-146.

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Authors
Glassman, L. H., Weierich, M. R., Hooley, J. M., Deliberto, T. L., & Nock, M. K.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Nock, Matthew K.
ORCID
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-10
Volume
45
Issue
10
Pages
2483-2490
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.brat.2007.04.002
PMC
PMC2034449
OpenAlex
W2110856600
Cited by
447
References
28
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FWCI
14.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Harvard University
  • National Institute of Mental Health (L30 MH072299, R03MH076047)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
Keywords
child abuse, non-suicidal self-injury, self-criticism, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect, perceived criticism, depression, adolescents, mediation
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual, Depression, Female, Humans, Interview, Psychological, Statistics as Topic, Stress, Psychological, Self-Injurious Behavior, Self Efficacy

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