ArticleBMC psychology2025
Implementing twelve-weeks of loving-kindness meditation and mindfulness of breathing for adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury and their parents: a mixed method pilot study.
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- Interpersonal Psychological Group Therapy for Parents Improves Self-Injurious Behavior and Family Intimacy in Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Study.Psychiatry investigation · 2026Article
- Evaluating a brief MBCT programme for non-suicidal self-injury in individuals with BPD: a within-subject pre-post pilot study.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2026Article
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objectivePsychosocial interventions for adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) still needs investigation. This study aims to explore the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of twelve weeks of loving-kindness meditation (mettā) and mindfulness of breathing (ānāpānasati) for adolescents with NSSI and their parents.
methodThis was a prospective, quasi-experimental, mixed-method pilot study with no control group. Twenty-eight adolescents and their parents participated in the twelve weeks of loving-kindness meditation and mindfulness of breathing practice. Self-report questionnaires on NSSI behaviors, depressive symptoms, attachment to parents, and parenting behaviors were administered at baseline, mid-intervention, postintervention, and 3-month follow-up only from the adolescents. Semi-structured interviews about the feasibility of the intervention were conducted with 25 parent-adolescents' dyads at post-intervention.
resultsA modest dropout of n = 4 (14.2%) was found for adolescents. Nine parents dropouts, with the dropout rate being 33%. The overall satisfaction score of adolescents for the intervention is 4.27 out of 5. Quantitative analysis revealed that there is a significant decrease in adolescents NSSI behavior at postintervention and 3-month follow-up and a significant decrease in adolescents' depressive symptoms at three months follow-up.Qualitative analysis shows that adolescents general has positive attitude toward the intervention, and believe the individual mindfulness practices peaceful but challenging. The experiences in group activity and interactions were rich, but participants failed in persisting the intervention because of multiple obstacles. Attempts to practice mindfulness influenced adolescents' self-injury behavior and also bring positive change in adolescents' emotion. Parents reported increase in emotion regulation and positive change in parenting attitude and behavior. Both adolescents and parents perceived parent-child relationship improvements.
conclusionsTwelve weeks of loving-kindness meditation and mindfulness of breathing seems feasible among adolescents with NSSI and their parents. An adequately powered Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) is needed to examine this intervention's effectiveness for NSSI behavior, emotional symptoms, and family interaction. REGISTRATION: The trial was registered at the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2200056515) at 7th February 2022.
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