| Autor: |
Janssens JJ; Center for Contextual Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Belgium., Myin-Germeys I; Center for Contextual Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Belgium., Lafit G; Center for Contextual Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Belgium.; Research Group on Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences, Department of Psychology, KU Leuven, Belgium., Achterhof R; Center for Contextual Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Belgium., Hagemann N; Center for Contextual Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Belgium., Hermans KSFM; Center for Contextual Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Belgium., Hiekkaranta AP; Center for Contextual Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Belgium., Lecei A; Center for Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Belgium., Kirtley OJ; Center for Contextual Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Belgium. |
| Abstrakt: |
Background: Previous research suggests attachment is a vulnerability factor for self-harm thoughts and behaviors in adults. Yet, few studies have investigated this relationship during adolescence, although adolescence is a critical period for changes in attachment relationships and self-harm onset. Whether and how attachment relates to self-harm thoughts and behaviors as measured in daily life is also unknown. Aims: To investigate whether and how paternal, maternal, and peer attachment are associated with lifetime and current adolescent self-harm thoughts and behaviors. Additionally, to examine how different attachment bonds interact in relation to lifetime and current adolescent self-harm thoughts and behaviors. Method: Pre-existing data from N = 1,913 adolescents of the SIGMA study were used. Attachment and lifetime history of self-harm thoughts and behaviors were measured via retrospective questionnaires. Current self-harm thoughts and behaviors were assessed 10 times per day for 6 days using the experience sampling method (ESM). Results: Paternal and maternal attachments were associated with lifetime self-harm thoughts and behaviors and current self-harm thoughts. No significant associations were found between peer attachment and self-harm outcomes. Limitations: Some analyses were underpowered. Conclusion: Our results highlight the importance of parent-child attachment relationships, which may be intervention targets for prevention and treatment of adolescent self-harm. |
