ArticleBMC psychiatry2025
The motives for non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents with psychiatric disorders.
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- [Relationship between family trauma, school bullying and suicidal behavior in adolescents: Regulatory effect ofBeijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2026Article
- Development and validation of supporting ability scale for caregivers of adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Unmasking the "Mixed-Dysregulated" phenotype: latent profiles of affective temperaments and non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents with depression.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Study of pain perception under negative emotions and its large-scale brain network dynamics in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The emotion regulation motive of nonsuicidal self-injury mediates the relationship between motor impulsivity and NSSI frequency in adolescents.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundNon-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is an intentional act that results in physical damage to one's body, without the intent to commit suicide. In recent years, self-injurious behaviors, including non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), have increased, especially among adolescents and young adults. The objective of this study was to investigate the motives for NSSI among adolescents with psychiatric disorders.
methodsAdolescents aged 12 to 18 years including patients admitted to the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at a state hospital in Babol (northern Iran) and outpatients referring to this center were included in the research. Data collection occurred between February 2021 and September 2021 from a sample of 140 participants. All subjects were given a demographic questionnaire and an inventory of statements about self-injury (Klonsky and Glenn). Moreover, a structured interview was conducted with all to diagnose the nature of the underlying disorder by a child and adolescent psychiatrist.
resultsA total of 140 adolescents with mean age 16.25 ± 1.48 years were assessed. Eighty-five (60.7%) of them were girls. Sixty-five (46.4%) individuals were inpatients and 75 (53.6%) were outpatients; 78 (55.8%) had a history of NSSI and 62 (44.2%) cases had no history of self-injury. The most common method of self-injury was Wounding or cutting a part of the body (n = 56(40.0%)). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) emerged as the most common psychiatric diagnosis among individuals with a history of NSSI. Emotion regulation was the most common motive for self-injury (p = 0.004). The prevalence of self-injury was higher among adolescent girls (p = 0.049). There was no significant relationship between self-injury and inpatient or outpatient status (p = 0.342).
conclusionsOur findings indicate that NSSI in adolescents is not limited to a specific or single motive; instead, multiple factors contribute to its occurrence. NSSI methods can also vary, and all should be considered when examining this behavior.
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