Shahmoradi H, Masjedi-Arani A, Bakhtiari M, Abasi I. Investigating the Role of Childhood Trauma, Emotion Dysregulation, and Self-criticism in Predicting Self-harming Behaviors. PCP 2021; 9 (4) :321-328
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1- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , a.masjediarani@sbmu.ac.ir
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Objective: Self-harming behavior is a major clinical issue in adolescenc. Childhood trauma, emotion dysregulation, and Self-criticism are the main concerns associated with self-harming behavior. In this study, we investigated the relationship between childhood trauma, emotion dysregulation, and Self-criticism with self-harming behaviors among adolescents in Iran.
Methods: A sample of 558 (263 girls and 295 boys) middle school-aged adolescents (aged 13–17) was recruited. Participants had at least one self-harming behavior in their clinical records. Self-harm Inventory (SHI), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and Levels of Self-criticism questionnaire (LOSC) were completed online.
Results: Findings of step by step regression revealed a significant relationship between childhood trauma, emotion dysregulation, and Self-criticism with self-harming behaviors. More specifically, childhood trauma (β=0.253, t=6.42), emotion dysregulation (β=0.135, t=2.77), and Self-criticism (β=0.345, t=8.67) predicted self-harming behaviors.
Conclusion: Our findings provided a therapeutic insight to prevent suicide and other related destructive behaviors among adolescents.
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● There is a significant relationship between Self-criticism and self-harming behaviors. Self-criticism is the strongest predictor of self-harming behaviors.
● Childhood trauma predicts self-harming behaviors and is correlated significantly with self-harming behaviors.
● There is a significant relationship between emotion dysregulation and self-harming behaviors. Furthermore, emotion dysregulation predicts self-harming behaviors.
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Adolescence is one of the most important stages of human life. Self-harm and related behaviors, such as suicide during adolescence, are a current concern for psychologists. Because of the unpleasant consequences of self-harming behaviors, psychologists seek to find reasons that make adolescents harm themselves. Our findings show that adolescents who cannot control their emotions in stressful situations are more likely to do self-harm behaviors. In addition, emotionally and sexually abused adolescents, and those who constantly blame themselves, are also at risk of self-harm.
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Psychiatry Received: 2021/08/18 | Accepted: 2021/09/19 | Published: 2021/10/1