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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

How Do Young Women Perceive Adult Responses to the Disclosure of Their Self-Harm and What Is the Impact of That Perception?

Demee Rheinberger, Isabel Mahony, Anastasia Hronis, Samantha Tang, Helen Christensen, Fiona Shand, Alexis Whitton, Katherine Boydell, Aimy Slade, Alison L Calear

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Critically Exploring Self-Harm Through Lived Experience Perspectives: A Survivor-Controlled Integrative Review Employing Participatory Methodology.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Demee RheinbergerBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4493-8565
Isabel MahonyDiscipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
Anastasia HronisDiscipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
Samantha TangBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.
Helen ChristensenBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0435-2065
Fiona ShandBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.
Alexis WhittonBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7944-2172
Katherine BoydellBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1464-8532
Aimy SladeBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5368-1792
Alison L CalearCentre for Mental Health Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7028-725X

Funding

Medical Research Future Fund 1200195National Health and Medical Research Council 1155614; 1173146
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rates of self-harm amongst young women are rising. However, only half of individuals disclose self-harm, and when they do, they may be met with responses that can be harmful or helpful to recovery. The aim of the current study is to understand how young women perceive adult (e.g., parents, health professionals) responses to their self-harm disclosures, and the impact these responses have on them. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with young women (N = 27, M age = 20.9, SD = 2.1) reporting a history of self-harm. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyse the data, with three main themes generated: (1) the young woman's needs were diminished, (2) the confidant's response was not attuned to their needs, and (3) the confidant's response was attuned to their needs. The first theme reflects responses that felt dismissive or elicited feelings of discomfort or shame. The second theme captures responses that failed to resonate with the participant's needs or were unhelpful or invalidating. The third theme represents responses that elicited feelings of being cared for or validated. Future interventions could focus on educating parents and health professionals about the best approaches to responding to self-harm disclosures that promote future disclosure and recovery.

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DisclosureSelf DisclosureSelf-Injurious BehaviorAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansYoung Adultadultsdisclosureimpactsnon-suicidal self-harmresponseself-harmyoung women

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PMID41464512
PMCPMC12733177

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