ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2023
The Association of Borderline Personality Features and Self-Injury Among Adolescents with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: The Mediating Role of Alexithymia.
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- Association Between Borderline Personality Traits and Addictive Features of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescent Patients With Depressive Disorder.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2026Article
- Association between nonsuicidal self-injury and borderline personality features in early-adolescent students: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- The relationship between childhood trauma and non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents with depressive disorders: the mediating role of alexithymia and coping strategies.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Borderline personality disorder in East Asian adolescents: a comprehensive review of research on assessment, etiology, and treatment.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Stressful Life Events, Sleep Quality and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Chinese Adolescents: The Moderating Effect of Sensation Seeking.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Effect of Bullying Victimization on Adolescent Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: The Mediating Roles of Alexithymia and Self-Esteem.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is becoming an increasingly prevalent phenomenon among adolescents, endangering their health. The aims of this study were to 1) explore the associations between borderline personality features, alexithymia and NSSI and 2) examine if alexithymia mediates the relationships between borderline personality features and both the severity of NSSI and the various functions that maintain NSSI in adolescents. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 1779 outpatient and inpatient aged 12-18 years from psychiatric hospitals. All adolescents completed a structured four-part questionnaire including demographic items, the Chinese version of the Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation, the Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale. Results: The structural equation modelling results indicated that alexithymia partially mediated the associations between borderline personality features and both the severity of NSSI and the emotion regulation function of NSSI ( Discussion: These findings suggest that alexithymia may play a role in the mechanism and treatment of NSSI among adolescents with borderline personality features. Further longitudinal studies are essential to validate these findings.
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