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Vulnerabilities to deliberate self‐harm among adolescents: The role of alexithymia and victimization

Garisch, Jessica Anne, Wilson, Marc Stewart·2010·British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Abstract

Objectives. This study investigates vulnerabilities to deliberate self‐harm (DSH) among adolescents, specifically focusing on peer victimisation and alexithymia. Design. Correlational survey design. Methods. Three hundred and twenty‐five secondary school students completed self‐report questionnaires asking their history of DSH and bullying, and scales assessing alexithymia and depression. Results. Self‐harming adolescents reported more victimization and alexithymic symptomology than participants who had never engaged in DSH. Alexithymia moderated, and partially mediated, the relationship between bullying and DSH. Bullying and DSH significantly co‐varied when participants' alexithymia was moderate or high, but not when participants' alexithymia was low. The relationship between alexithymia and DSH was fully mediated by depression. The relationship between bullying and DSH was also moderated by depression. Depression moderated the relationship between alexithymia and DSH. Conclusions. The findings suggest stressors in the social environment (e.g. bullying) are more likely to facilitate DSH when an adolescent has poor emotion regulation and communication skills and when an individual is experiencing mood difficulties.

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Authors
Garisch, J. A., & Wilson, M. S.
Affiliations
Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Corresponding author
Wilson, Marc Stewart
Venue
British Journal of Clinical Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-06
Volume
49
Issue
2
Pages
151-162
ISSN
  • 0144-6657 (ISSN-L)
  • 2044-8260
OpenAlex
W2066654916
Cited by
76
References
37
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • British Journal of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords
self-harm, adolescents, alexithymia, peer victimization, bullying, depression, emotion regulation, moderation, mediation, high school students
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Affective Symptoms, Depressive Disorder, Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self-Injurious Behavior, Crime Victims, Intention

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