Emotion regulation, coping and alcohol use as moderators in the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and psychological distress
Non-suicidal self-injury is a risk factor for more severe self-injury and later suicide, yet is relatively under-researched in non-clinical populations. In order to prevent more severe self-injury and later suicide, understanding of non-suicidal self-injury is imperative. This study aimed to examine...
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| description | Non-suicidal self-injury is a risk factor for more severe self-injury and later suicide, yet is relatively under-researched in non-clinical populations. In order to prevent more severe self-injury and later suicide, understanding of non-suicidal self-injury is imperative. This study aimed to examine whether coping skills, emotion regulation and alcohol use moderate the relationship between psychological distress and non-suicidal self-injury. Two hundred eighty-nine young adults completed self-report questionnaires assessing the variables of interest. Of the sample, 47.4% reported a history of non-suicidal self-injury. Adaptive coping strategies protected those who were psychologically distressed from severe self-injury. However for those who reported greater distress, this protective effect was negated by heavy alcohol use. Coping skills training may serve to protect young people from self-injury, although those who are severely distressed may also benefit from strategies to limit alcohol use. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-445752017-09-13T14:12:16Z Emotion regulation, coping and alcohol use as moderators in the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and psychological distress Williams, F. Hasking, Penelope Non-suicidal self-injury is a risk factor for more severe self-injury and later suicide, yet is relatively under-researched in non-clinical populations. In order to prevent more severe self-injury and later suicide, understanding of non-suicidal self-injury is imperative. This study aimed to examine whether coping skills, emotion regulation and alcohol use moderate the relationship between psychological distress and non-suicidal self-injury. Two hundred eighty-nine young adults completed self-report questionnaires assessing the variables of interest. Of the sample, 47.4% reported a history of non-suicidal self-injury. Adaptive coping strategies protected those who were psychologically distressed from severe self-injury. However for those who reported greater distress, this protective effect was negated by heavy alcohol use. Coping skills training may serve to protect young people from self-injury, although those who are severely distressed may also benefit from strategies to limit alcohol use. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44575 10.1007/s11121-009-0147-8 Springer restricted |
| spellingShingle | Williams, F. Hasking, Penelope Emotion regulation, coping and alcohol use as moderators in the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and psychological distress |
| title | Emotion regulation, coping and alcohol use as moderators in the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and psychological distress |
| title_full | Emotion regulation, coping and alcohol use as moderators in the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and psychological distress |
| title_fullStr | Emotion regulation, coping and alcohol use as moderators in the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and psychological distress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emotion regulation, coping and alcohol use as moderators in the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and psychological distress |
| title_short | Emotion regulation, coping and alcohol use as moderators in the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and psychological distress |
| title_sort | emotion regulation, coping and alcohol use as moderators in the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and psychological distress |
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