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Coping style as a mediator of the relationship between depressive symptoms and deliberate self-harm
Allison S Christian1, Kristen M McCabe
1University of San Diego, CA, USA. allisonschristian@gmail.com
Background:
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) occurs with high frequency among clinical and nonclinical youth populations. Although depression has been consistently linked with the behavior, not all depressed individuals engage in DSH.
Aims:
The current study examined maladaptive coping strategies (i.e., self-blame, distancing, and self-isolation) as mediators between depression and DSH among undergraduate students.
Methods:
202 students from undergraduate psychology courses at a private university in Southern California (77.7% women) completed anonymous self-report measures.
Results:
A hierarchical regression model found no differences in DSH history across demographic variables. Among coping variables, self-isolation alone was significantly related to DSH. A full meditational model was supported: Depressive symptoms were significantly related to DSH, but adding self-isolation to the model rendered the relationship nonsignificant.
Limitations:
The cross-sectional study design prevents determination of whether a casual relation exists between self-isolation and DSH, and obscures the direction of that relationship.
Conclusions:
Results suggest targeting self-isolation as a means of DSH prevention and intervention among nonclinical, youth populations.
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