Psychological characteristics of self-harming behavior in Korean adolescents

Lee, Woo Kyeong

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2016.07.013

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“…This finding seems to be in line with other studies (19,51,64,65). Some authors have concluded that the presence of a mood disorder can be a predictor of NSSI (65), as seen in other works on non-clinical adolescent populations (24,66,67). One hypothesis is that adolescents with mood disorders find comfort in the act of self-injury (68), as a strategy for coping with their depressive symptoms, like brooding (or rumination), to escape negative emotional and cognitive states (69)(70)(71).…”

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Using the Body When There Are No Words for Feelings: Alexithymia and Somatization in Self-Harming Adolescents

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The present case-control study aimed to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and somatic complaints in the psychopathological setting of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). A clinical sample of 134 adolescents (115 females; 85.5%) from 12 to 18 years old engaging in NSSI was compared with a control group of 243 high-school students (157 females; 64.6%) from 13 to 18 years old. Data were collected using two questionnaires: The Youth Self-Report 11-18 and the 20 Toronto Alexithymia Scale. In both cases and controls, the presence of somatization and alexithymia was associated with more severe psychopathological problems. Analyses were conducted to explore the association between somatic disorders and alexithymia. In the clinical group, somatic complaints were reported by 95.9% of alexithymic individuals, whereas only 44.3% of alexithymic adolescents reported somatic complaints. A one-way relationship emerged between somatization and alexithymia: while alexithymia would seem to be a factor associated with self-injury, somatic disorders were strongly associated with alexithymia, but not necessarily with self-injury. Among the self-harming adolescents, those with both alexithymia and somatization had a more severe psychopathological picture than the individuals with alexithymia but no somatization. This would suggest that, in the setting of NSSI, greater difficulty with identifying feelings is associated with somatization, and alexithymia would be an attribute common to self-harming behavior and somatization, both of which are characterized by the body being used to express psychological and emotional problems. Future research could further investigate alexithymia in self-harming individuals, in relation to any presence or absence of somatic disorders, with longitudinal assessments on any differences in their manifestation of self-injury and its psychopathological correlates.

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“…Past studies lend support to the claim that higher levels of alexithymia are characteristics of clinical populations with mental health issues such as somatoform disorders (Koch et al, 2015), self-harming behaviors (Lee, 2016) and conduct disorders (Deborde et al, 2014). A meta-analysis conducted by Frewen et al (2008) reported a large effect size between alexithymia and posttraumatic stress disorder.…”

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Alexithymia as a mediator of the relationship between child sexual abuse and psychological distress in adolescence: A short-term longitudinal study

Hébert

Boisjoli

Blais

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Psychiatry Research

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Background-Understanding factors influencing mental health of sexually abused teenagers is essential to orient treatment with this vulnerable population. The purpose of this study was to explore alexithymia as a mediator of the relationship between child sexual abuse and psychological distress using a representative sample of teenagers, while considering gender as a potential moderator.Methods-Teenagers participating in the Quebec Youths' Romantic Relationships Survey completed measures evaluating a history of child sexual abuse and alexithymia at baseline while psychological distress was evaluated 6 months later.Results-A moderated mediated model revealed a partial mediation effect of alexithymia in the relationship between child sexual abuse and psychological distress. Gender acted as a moderator as the conditional indirect effects of child sexual abuse on mental health via alexithymia were stronger for boys.Conclusion-Findings underscore the relevance of assessing and targeting sexually abused victims' capacity to identify and communicate emotions to promote well-being.

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“…We controlled for the potential influence of several sociodemographic variables and depression on SH, including gender (female or male), age (calculated from date of birth and survey date), relationship with mother (good or poor), relationship with father (good or poor), family structure (nuclear family, large family, single-parent family, or other), self-perceived family status (bad, general, or good) and only child (yes or no). Many studies have found that a consistently cited risk factor for SH is depression [ 32 – 34 ], which is also known to induce SH [ 1 , 35 ]. Zung’s Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) [ 36 ] was adopted in this study to evaluate depression.…”

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A self-harm series and its relationship with childhood adversity among adolescents in mainland China: a cross-sectional study

Han

Wang

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BMC Psychiatry

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BackgroundSelf-harm (SH) is an emerging problem among Chinese adolescents. The present study aimed to measure the prevalence of SH behaviours and to explore the relationship between childhood adversity and different SH subtypes among Chinese adolescents.MethodsA total of 5726 middle school students were randomly selected in three cities of Anhui province, China, using a stratified cluster sampling method. SH was categorized into five subtypes (highly lethal self-harm, less lethal self-harm with visible tissue damage, self-harm without visible tissue damage, self-harmful behaviours with latency damage and psychological self-harm). Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore the relationships between childhood adversity and different subtypes of adolescent SH.ResultsThe prevalence rates of highly lethal self-harm, less lethal self-harm with visible tissue damage, self-harm without visible tissue damage, self-harmful behaviours with latency damage and psychological self-harm were 6.1, 20.4, 32.0, 20.0 and 23.0%, respectively. Childhood sexual abuse and physical peer victimization were associated with each SH subtype with adjusted odds ratios (AORs) ranging from 1.23 to 1.76. Highly lethal self-harm was associated with childhood physical peer victimization, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and emotional neglect. The less lethal SH subtypes (i.e., less lethal self-harm with visible tissue damage, self-harm without visible tissue damage, self-harmful behaviours with latency damage and psychological self-harm) were associated with childhood peer victimization, family life stress event scores and childhood sexual abuse.ConclusionsA high prevalence of SH exists among Chinese adolescents. The association of childhood adversity with SH merits serious attention in both future research and preventive interventions.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12888-018-1607-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Psychological characteristics of self-harming behavior in Korean adolescents

Cited by 48 publications

References 37 publications

Using the Body When There Are No Words for Feelings: Alexithymia and Somatization in Self-Harming Adolescents

Using the Body When There Are No Words for Feelings: Alexithymia and Somatization in Self-Harming Adolescents

Alexithymia as a mediator of the relationship between child sexual abuse and psychological distress in adolescence: A short-term longitudinal study

A self-harm series and its relationship with childhood adversity among adolescents in mainland China: a cross-sectional study

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