@article{ref1,
title="Trauma and deliberate self-harm among inpatient adolescents: the moderating role of anxiety sensitivity",
journal="Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy",
year="2017",
author="Viana, Andres G. and Dixon, Laura J. and Berenz, Erin C. and Espil, Flint M.",
volume="9",
number="5",
pages="509-517",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Youth with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms have significant difficulties regulating affective experiences; as a result, many engage in nonadaptive coping behaviors including deliberate self-harm (DSH). To identify youth with PTSD symptoms who may be most at risk for DSH, this study examined anxiety sensitivity (AS) as a moderator of the relationship between PTSD symptoms and DSH in a diverse sample of psychiatric inpatient youth with a history of potentially traumatic events (PTE). <br><br>METHOD: Participants (N = 50; 52.0% female; Mage = 15.1 years, SD =.51; 44% White) completed a test battery that included measures of DSH frequency, depression, AS and PTSD symptomatology. <br><br>RESULTS: The proposed model accounted for 53.6% of variance in DSH, with PTSD symptoms being a significant predictor (sr2 =.11). The interaction of PTSD symptoms and AS accounted for an additional 4.5% of variance above and beyond covariates and main effects. Simple slopes revealed that the association between PTSD symptoms and DSH was significant for individuals scoring high (b =.25, SE =.06; t(50) = 3.83, p <.01) but not low (b =.03, SE =.10; t(50) = 0.30, p =.765) on the AS. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings are consistent with theoretical and empirical work suggesting that DSH may be used to reduce emotional distress in the presence of maladaptive cognitive and emotional processes. (PsycINFO Database Record<br><br>(c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1942-9681",
doi="10.1037/tra0000161",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000161"
}