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The Relationship Between Problem-Solving Ability and Self-Harm Amongst People with Mild Intellectual Disabilities
Joanna Rees1, Peter E Langdon2
1University of East Anglia and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust, Norfolk, UK.
Background:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between depression, hopelessness, problem-solving ability and self-harming behaviours amongst people with mild intellectual disabilities (IDs).
Methods:
Thirty-six people with mild IDs (77.9% women, Mage = 31.77, SD = 10.73, MIQ = 62.65, SD = 5.74) who had a history of self-harm were recruited. Participants were asked to complete measures of depression, hopelessness and problem-solving ability.
Results:
Cutting was most frequently observed, and depression was prevalent amongst the sample. There was a significant positive relationship between depression and hopelessness, while there was no significant relationship between self-harm and depression or hopelessness. Problem-solving ability explained 15% of the variance in self-harm scores.
Conclusions:
Problem-solving ability appears to be associated with self-harming behaviours in people with mild IDs.
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