Exploring Mindfulness in Self-Injuring Adolescents in a Psychiatric Setting
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This study explored mindfulness amongst eight self-injuring psychiatric adolescents. A mixed-method design was used. Interviews and clinical records comprised the qualitative data, while quantitative data was gathered using the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ: Baer, Smith, Hopkins, Krietemeyer & Toney, 2006). Thematic analysis was used to generate themes and subthemes. Findings suggest that those who sometimes act mindfully tend to be more self-critical, report more severe injuries and more often self-punish. Those who often act mindfully self-injure more often, they show more self-compassion and report less severe injuries and less lethal methods. Mindfulness-based interventions might be useful in increasing mindfulness and decreasing self-injuring behaviour in psychiatric patients.
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The FFMQ has been used prior in research in South Africa.
“The FFMQ has been used prior in research in South Africa (Kok, 2011).”
From The Application of Mindfulness for Individuals Living with HIV in South Africa: a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Pilot Study (2018) · cites this paper as Kok, 2011
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- Authors
- Kok, R., Kirsten, D. K., & Botha, K. F. H.
- Affiliations
- North-West University (ZA)
- Corresponding author
- Kirsten, Doret K.
- Venue
- Journal of Psychology in Africa
- Publisher
- Tech Science Press
- Published
- 2011-01
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 185-195
- ISSN
- 1433-0237 (ISSN-L)
- 1815-5626
- OpenAlex
- W1547609534
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Psychology in Africa (publishedVersion)
- Boloka Institutional Repository (North-west University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Keywords
- mindfulness, self-harm, adolescents, psychiatric patients, self-compassion, self-criticism, self-punishment, injury severity, Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, mindfulness-based interventions
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