Childhood maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese college students: The moderating roles of social phobia and perceived family economic status.
Child Abuse Negl
; 139: 106113, 2023 05.
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| ID: mdl-36933367
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Non-suicidal self-injury is a heavy burden on affected college students with rippling effects throughout their lives. Childhood maltreatment is strongly associated with non-suicidal self-injury among college students. However, it remains unclear whether perceived family economic status and social phobia exert significant moderating effects on the relationship between childhood maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury.OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to identify the perceived family economic status and social phobia moderating the association between childhood maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury. PARTICIPANTS ANDSETTING:
This study used data (N = 5297) from two local medical colleges in Anhui province, China.METHODS:
Respondents completed questionnaires on childhood maltreatment, non-suicidal self-injury, social phobia and perceived family economic status online. Data were analyzed using Spearman's correlation followed by multiple moderation models.RESULTS:
The association between childhood maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury was moderated by social phobia (ß = 0.03, p < 0.05) and perceived family economic status (ß = -0.30, p < 0.05). When considered together, both factors were found to play synergistic roles in the association between childhood maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury in college students (ß = 0.08, p < 0.001).CONCLUSION:
Our findings highlight that experience of childhood maltreatment, elevated social phobia, and low perceived family economic status increase the risk of non-suicidal self-injury. Future researches are recommended to conduct interventions from a more holistic perspective and integrate perceived family economic status as a relevant factor along with social phobia in coping with non-suicidal self-injury in college students.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Child Abuse
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Self-Injurious Behavior
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Phobia, Social
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Child Abuse Negl
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China