Poor family functioning mediates the link between childhood adversity and adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry
; 59(8): 881-887, 2018 08.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a common harmful behavior during adolescence. Exposure to childhood family adversity (CFA) is associated with subsequent emergence of NSSI during adolescence. However, the pathways through which this early environmental risk may operate are not clear.AIMS:
We tested four alternative hypotheses to explain the association between CFA and adolescent-onset NSSI.METHODS:
A community sample of n = 933 fourteen year olds with no history of NSSI were followed up for 3 years.RESULTS:
Poor family functioning at age 14 mediated the association between CFA before age 5 and subsequent onset of NSSI between 14 and 17 years.CONCLUSIONS:
The findings support the cumulative suboptimal environmental hazards (proximal family relationships as a mediator) hypothesis. Improving the family environment at age 14 may mitigate the effects of CFA on adolescent onset of NSSI.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Familia
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Conducta del Adolescente
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Conducta Autodestructiva
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Experiencias Adversas de la Infancia
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Child Psychol Psychiatry
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido