Mindfulness, Self-compassion, Self-injury, and Suicidal thoughts and Behaviors: a Correlational Meta-analysis

Per, Megan; Schmelefske, Emma; Brophy, Kyla; Austin, Sara B.; Khoury, Bassam

doi:10.1007/s12671-021-01815-1

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“…In other words, the positive relationship between an integrative ER style and subjective vitality among adults with a history of NSSI may be explained by a better ability to label present moment experiences and express them in words, as well as a stronger capacity to perceive these experiences without being overly consumed by them. This is a novel finding as previous research has largely focused on identifying links between mindfulness facets and maladaptive outcomes in individuals with a history of NSSI (e.g., Bock et al, 2021;Per et al, 2021Per et al, , 2022 rather than between mindfulness facets and positive well-being in this population. This finding is aligned with perspectives of positive psychology which posit that mental health and mental illness operate on two distinct continua, such that the presence of negative experiences (e.g., unhealthy ER, NSSI-related difficulties) do not inherently suggest an absence of positive experiences (e.g., integrative ER, subjective vitality) (Keyes, 2005;Westerhof & Keyes, 2010).…”

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“…Per et al (2021) recently found that lower levels of two facets-namely, awareness and nonjudging-were associated with a greater likelihood of reporting a history of NSSI. A recent meta-analysis corroborated these findings, noting that acting with awareness, nonjudging, and describing were the three facets of dispositional mindfulness that were the most strongly inversely correlated with NSSI-related outcomes (Per et al, 2022). Similarly, Bock et al (2021) recently noted an indirect relationship between anxiety and recurrent NSSI through nonjudging.…”

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A self‐determination theory perspective on the relationship between emotion regulation styles, mindfulness facets, and well‐being in adults with self‐injury

Petrovic,

Mills,

Heath

2024

J Clin Psychol

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BackgroundThe relevance of emotion regulation (ER) difficulties to nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI; the deliberate destruction of one's bodily tissue without suicidal intent) has been repeatedly documented. Recently, specific mindfulness facets (i.e., awareness, nonjudging, describing) have been proposed as mechanisms that explain this relationship. The present study sought to extend this line of inquiry by exploring the mediating role of mindfulness facets in the relation between self‐determination theory‐based ER styles (i.e., integrative ER, suppressive ER, emotion dysregulation) and indices of positive and negative well‐being (i.e., subjective vitality, NSSI difficulties), while controlling for gender, in adults with recent NSSI engagement.MethodsUS adults with a history of more than one occurrence of NSSI within the last year (n = 222) completed online measures of ER styles, mindfulness facets, subjective vitality, and NSSI difficulties.ResultsA mediation model indicated that the effects of ER styles on positive and negative well‐being were explained by specific mindfulness facets (i.e., awareness, nonjudging, nonreactivity, describing).ConclusionsThe present study provides preliminary evidence that facets of dispositional mindfulness may be mechanisms through which ER styles impact positive and negative indices of well‐being in adults with lived experience of NSSI.

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A self‐determination theory perspective on the relationship between emotion regulation styles, mindfulness facets, and well‐being in adults with self‐injury

Petrovic,

Mills,

Heath

2024

J Clin Psychol

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“…Among adolescents and young adults, greater levels of NSSI have been tied to dysregulated (outward) expressions of anger (Laye-Gindhu & Schonert-Reichl, 2005) and to anger suppression (Turner et al, 2015). Although the links between anger reflection (or lack thereof) and NSSI have not been tested, a link is implicated by research showing that mindfulness is associated with reductions in NSSI (Per et al, 2022). Mindfulness includes being able to accept and reflect on emotional experiences and stay in the "moment" (Heppner et al, 2015).…”

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Anger dysregulation and non-suicidal self-injury during adolescence: A test of directionality

2023

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Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has been tied to several forms of emotional and behavioral dysregulation in adolescence, with less attention paid to regulation of anger. Most assume that anger dysregulation leads to engagement in NSSI, rather than the reverse. However, it is plausible that NSSI compromises adolescents’ abilities to regulate their emotions, including anger, because it may reduce the development of alternative regulatory strategies and intensify negative emotions by reducing tolerance of distress. Using three waves of data from a sample of adolescents in 17 Swedish schools (n = 1,304 M age = 13.68, SD age = .67; 89% of Swedish origin; 58% girls), we examined the directionality of ties between NSSI and three forms of anger dysregulation: dysregulated expressions of anger, anger suppression, and low anger reflection. We also looked for differences in magnitude of paths and gender differences. Random-intercept cross-lagged panel models showed that NSSI predicted changes in all forms of anger dysregulation but found no support for the opposite direction. Gender differences were not evident. Results challenge directionality assumptions and support suggestions that adolescents’ anger regulation degrades when they self-injure.

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“…Mindfulness is described as a state of consciousness that is developed through paying attention to the present moment with a non-judgmental attitude (Kabat-Zinn, 2003). A substantial corpus of literature supports the notion that mindfulness promotes health by shielding individuals against the adverse impacts of stress (Creswell and Lindsay, 2014), as well as suicidal thoughts and behaviors (Bentley et al, 2017;Per et al, 2022). There is growing evidence that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are sufficiently effective in enhancing positive emotions and reducing depression, suicidal ideation (Serpa et al, 2014), and aggression (Fix and Fix, 2013).…”

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Mindfulness mediates the relationship between positive parenting and aggression, depression, and suicidal ideation: A longitudinal study in middle school students

Sun²,

Gan³

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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Previous research has indicated that parenting factors affect the risk of maladaptive psychological outcomes (e.g., aggression, depression, or suicidal ideation), and that positive parenting is a prospective risk factor for maladaptive psychological outcomes. However, the mechanisms underlying the relationships between positive parenting, mindfulness, and maladaptive psychological outcomes remain unknown, as do the processes that mediate the effect of positive parenting on maladaptive psychological outcomes in adolescents. The objective of the present study was to investigate the longitudinal relationship between positive parenting, mindfulness, and maladaptive psychological outcomes in middle school students, as well as the mediating effect of mindfulness in the relationships between positive parenting and depression, aggression, and suicidal ideation. In this study, 386 middle school children (aged 12–16) were tested three times over a period of 6 months. Positive parenting was assessed at Time 1, mindfulness at Time 2, and depression, aggression, and suicidal ideation at Time 3. Using structural equation modeling, positive parenting was revealed to be longitudinally associated with mindfulness and negatively associated with maladaptive psychological outcomes. More crucially, mindfulness mediated the relationship between positive parenting and maladaptive psychological outcomes. This research provides important insights into how to effectively decrease adolescent maladaptive psychological outcomes and highlights the importance of teaching mindfulness to youths.

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Mindfulness, Self-compassion, Self-injury, and Suicidal thoughts and Behaviors: a Correlational Meta-analysis

Cited by 17 publications

References 162 publications

A self‐determination theory perspective on the relationship between emotion regulation styles, mindfulness facets, and well‐being in adults with self‐injury

A self‐determination theory perspective on the relationship between emotion regulation styles, mindfulness facets, and well‐being in adults with self‐injury

Anger dysregulation and non-suicidal self-injury during adolescence: A test of directionality

Mindfulness mediates the relationship between positive parenting and aggression, depression, and suicidal ideation: A longitudinal study in middle school students

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