Relation of Non-Suicidal Self-Harm to Emotion Regulation and Alexithymia in Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents

Self-harm in sexually abused adolescents: The role of posttraumatic symptoms, emotional impulsivity, and negative cognition.

“…Negative experiences such as trauma and childhood maltreatment are considered common socioenvironmental predictors of all types of self-harm (Nock, 2010; Serafini et al, 2017). Sexual abuse, in particular, is one of the strongest risk factors for both suicidal and nonsuicidal self-harm in adolescence (El Nagar et al, 2022; Quarshie, 2021; Soylu & Alpaslan, 2013). One study reported that more than 60% of people who experienced sexual abuse in childhood have had suicidal ideation, and 24.5% have attempted suicide (Soylu & Alpaslan, 2013).…”