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The Association of Borderline Personality Features and Self-Injury Among Adolescents with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: The Mediating Role of Alexithymia
- Source :
- Psychology Research and Behavior Management. 16:1741-1754
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2023.
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Abstract
- Jie Liu,1,&ast; Ke Zhao,2,&ast; Wei Kang,1,&ast; Siyu Tong,1 Yao Xu,1 Wei Jin,1 Mengxuan Qiao,1 Yuan Li,1 Lan Hong,3 Keqing Yao,4,5 Tiansheng Zheng6 1School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, Peopleâs Republic of China; 2Lishui Second Peopleâs Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Peopleâs Republic of China; 3The Third Hospital of Quzhou, Quzhou, Peopleâs Republic of China; 4Shenzhen Mental Health Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peopleâs Republic of China; 5Shenzhen Kangning Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peopleâs Republic of China; 6The Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorder, Wenzhou, Peopleâs Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Keqing Yao, Shenzhen Mental Health Center, Shenzhen Kangning Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peopleâs Republic of China, Tel +86-755-82927264, Email KQKangning@gmail.com Tiansheng Zheng, The Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorder, Wenzhou, Peopleâs Republic of China, Email sky.tsh@163.comIntroduction: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is becoming an increasingly prevalent phenomenon among adolescents, endangering their health. The aims of this study were to 1) explore the associations between borderline personality features, alexithymia and NSSI and 2) examine if alexithymia mediates the relationships between borderline personality features and both the severity of NSSI and the various functions that maintain NSSI in adolescents.Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 1779 outpatient and inpatient aged 12â 18 years from psychiatric hospitals. All adolescents completed a structured four-part questionnaire including demographic items, the Chinese version of the Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation, the Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale.Results: The structural equation modelling results indicated that alexithymia partially mediated the associations between borderline personality features and both the severity of NSSI and the emotion regulation function of NSSI (B = 0.058 and 0.099, both p < 0.001), after controlling for age and sex.Discussion: These findings suggest that alexithymia may play a role in the mechanism and treatment of NSSI among adolescents with borderline personality features. Further longitudinal studies are essential to validate these findings.Keywords: self-harm, health, emotion regulation, structural equation modelling
Details
- ISSN :
- 11791578
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Psychology Research and Behavior Management
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a66752355f50a57aee222f684cd3ef95