@article{ref1,
title="Reciprocal associations between adolescent girls' chronic interpersonal stress and nonsuicidal self-injury: a multi-wave prospective investigation",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2018",
author="Miller, Adam Bryant and Linthicum, Katherine P. and Helms, Sarah W. and Giletta, Matteo and Rudolph, Karen D. and Hastings, Paul D. and Nock, Matthew K. and Prinstein, Mitchell J.",
volume="63",
number="6",
pages="694-700",
abstract="PURPOSE: Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is associated with increased risk of suicide attempts. Theories of NSSI assert interpersonal stress as a common risk factor for, and perhaps consequence of, NSSI. Prior research has not examined reciprocal associations between chronic interpersonal stress and NSSI. This study used a multiwave, prospective design to address this gap in a sample of adolescent girls, a group with elevated risk for both chronic interpersonal stress and NSSI. Pubertal development was examined as a moderator of the reciprocal associations. <br><br>METHODS: Adolescent girls (N = 220; ages 12-16, M age = 14.69 years) at heightened risk for NSSI completed a baseline assessment and follow-up assessments over 18 months, divided into two 9-month epochs (Time 1 and 2). Pubertal development was assessed via self- and parent-report. Chronic interpersonal stress was assessed using a semistructured interview at the end of each time period. NSSI was measured using a semistructured clinical interview every 3 months within both time periods to enhance accurate reporting. <br><br>RESULTS: Path models revealed that chronic romantic stress during Time 1, but not peer or parent-child stress, predicted NSSI during Time 2 among girls with more advanced pubertal development. Moreover, NSSI during Time 1 predicted higher levels of chronic romantic and parent-child stress during Time 2. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Results revealed a reciprocal relationship between chronic romantic stress and engagement in NSSI. Further, this association may be best understood in the context of pubertal development.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.06.033",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.06.033"
}