Retrospective Analysis of Social Factors and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Young Adults

摘要: Retrospective reports of social influences in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) with regard to initiation, disclosure, methods, and motivations for engaging the behaviour were examined 23 (2 male, 21 female) self-injuring university students. Parent peer support was compared between NSSI group a comparison that did not engage NSSI. Lifetime frequency evaluated. behaviours found be highly socially influenced several ways, 65% reporting they talk their friends about self-injury, 58.8% indicating friend had been first 17.4% self-injured front friends. Almost all participants endorsed emotional (91%); however, also common (65.2%). Social from peers less than non-NSSI group, although related lifetime The implications understanding as are discussed.