Citation

Latina D, Stattin H. J. Res. Adolesc. 2018; 28(4): 824-838.

Affiliation

Örebro University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jora.12368

PMID

29266559

Abstract

We proposed that having mutually hostile interactions with others is a strong environmental stress factor that, together with diverse psychosocial problems, characterizes adolescents who self-harm. Using cluster analysis, this study examined the naturally occurring patterns of hostility conditions and psychosocial difficulties in a normative sample of 2,029 adolescents (50% boys; Mage  = 13.89).

RESULTS showed that self-harming behavior was significantly higher among the subgroup of adolescents with mutually hostile interactions who exhibited both internalizing and externalizing problems than among adolescents with other interpersonal-psychosocial configurations. Also, this subgroup of adolescents reported high impulsivity, anger dysregulation, and low self-esteem. These findings support recent research that indicates that adolescents who self-harm also tend to expose others to hostility and display externalizing symptoms.

© 2017 Society for Research on Adolescence.

Language: en