Characteristics and Unidimensionality of Non-suicidal Self-injury in a Community Sample of Spanish Adolescents.
Psicothema
; 33(2): 251-258, 2021 05.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Few studies have explored the prevalence and unidimensional structure of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in Spanish adolescents.METHOD:
In this study, we estimated the prevalence, types, and functions of NSSI in 1,733 Spanish adolescents, and we tested the unidimensional factorial structure of non-suicidal self-injury.RESULTS:
24.6% of the adolescents referred to having self-injured at least once during their lifetime, and 12.7% had self-injured using more severe methods of NSSI. The most frequent types of NSSI were interfering with wounds (14.6%), scratching (12.5%), and hitting (11.7%). We found no differences between genders in NSSI frequency. The majority of the participants who self-injured referred to intrapersonal functions. The confirmatory factor analyses of the ISAS-I structure showed a single factor with 10 items, thus supporting the unidimensionality of the construct of NSSI.CONCLUSIONS:
NSSIs reflect difficulties in regulating emotions or managing interpersonal relationships in young Spanish people, and these behaviours seem to constitute a unique and latent dimension. Thus, there is a need for intervention programmes focused on managing problems of emotional regulation and maladaptive self-injury behaviours.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Conducta Autodestructiva
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Psicothema
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2021
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Article