| Autor: |
Rachel Hsiao Shen Tan, Shazana Shahwan, Yunjue Zhang, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Say How Ong, Mythily Subramaniam |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Psychology, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2050-7283 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s40359-023-01512-9 |
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Abstract Background For young people who engage in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), receiving negative responses to their NSSI can pose a barrier to future help-seeking. This qualitative study aimed to explore helpful and unhelpful ways in which professionals and non-professionals respond to NSSI, from the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences of NSSI. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 outpatients (6 males, 14 females) aged 17 to 29 years from a tertiary psychiatric hospital in Singapore, who had reported engaging in NSSI behavior in an earlier study. The interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes and subthemes in the data. Results Professionals’ responses were organized into three main themes: ‘prescribing solutions without understanding needs’, ‘disapproval or judgment’, and ‘helpful responses’. Non-professionals’ responses were organized into four main themes: ‘emotionally charged responses’, ‘avoidance and inaction’, ‘poor understanding of reasons for NSSI’, and ‘providing tangible support and acknowledging NSSI’. Participants also described how unhelpful responses negatively impacted their willingness to seek help. Conclusions Our findings provide a better understanding of responses to NSSI that are considered helpful and unhelpful, and can be used to improve existing guidelines on responding to NSSI. |
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