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Adolescents' deliberate self-harm, interpersonal stress, and the moderating effects of self-regulation: a two-wave
Göran Jutengren1, Margaret Kerr, Håkan Stattin
1Center for Developmental Research at JPS, Örebro University, SE-701 82 Örebro, Sweden. g.jutengren@spray.se
Abstract:
The predictive effects of peer victimization and harsh parenting on deliberate self-harm were examined. As derived from the experiential avoidance model, the study also tested whether these links were moderated by individual self-regulation approaches. Data were collected at two points in time from 880 junior high school students (mean age=13.72) in Sweden. Analyses using structural equation modeling revealed that Peer Victimization was predictive of self-harm. Although Harsh Parenting was not predictive of self-harm, this link was moderated by adolescents' gender. No moderating effect of self-regulation was revealed. The study concludes that the high prevalence of deliberate self-harm recently found in community samples of adolescents cannot be prevented without attending to environmental psychosocial factors.
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