Associations between non-suicidal self-injury and negative romantic relationship life events in male justice-involved adolescents

BMC Psychiatry

Gyöngyi Kökönyei¹  Melinda Reinhardt²  Boglárka Drubina³ 

[1]Department of Clinical Psychology and Addiction, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 46 Izabella Street, H-1064, Budapest, Hungary

[2]SE-NAP2 Genetic Brain Imaging Migraine Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

[3]Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

[4]Department of Clinical Psychology and Addiction, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 46 Izabella Street, H-1064, Budapest, Hungary

[5]XIV District Medical Center, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Budapest, Hungary

[6]Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

[7]Department of Clinical Psychology and Addiction, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 46 Izabella Street, H-1064, Budapest, Hungary

[8]Child Protection Centre of Budapest and Local Child Protection Professional Services, Expert Committee, Budapest, Hungary

关键词: Non-suicidal self-injury;    Justice-involved male adolescents;    Negative life events;    Impulsivity;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-021-03408-7

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIn the current study we investigated impulsivity and negative life events in relation to non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in correctional settings.MethodsA total of 141 male justice-involved juveniles participated in our cross-sectional study, aged between 14 and 21 years old (M = 17.75; SD = 1.38). Data collection took place in correctional institutions in Hungary. A binary logistic regression was conducted to investigate possible associations between NSSI, impulsivity and negative life events.ResultsLifetime prevalence of NSSI was 53.9% (N = 76). In a binary logistic regression model, only negative romantic relationship events were significantly associated with the risk of current NSSI (OR = 1.29; 95% CI = [1.06–1.56]). Other types of negative life events (family-related, friendship-related), impulsivity, age and conviction status did not have a significant role in the model.ConclusionsThe results suggest that juvenile offenders should receive additional support to manage stress that is associated with negative life events, especially problems in romantic relationships. It is essential to help young inmates to find an adaptive way of reducing stress caused by negative relationship life events.

【 授权许可】

CC BY