@article{ref1,
title="Adolescent non-suicidal self-injury and its relationships with school bullying and peer rejection",
journal="Psychiatry research",
year="2019",
author="Esposito, Concetta and Bacchini, Dario and Affuso, Gaetana",
volume="274",
number="",
pages="1-6",
abstract="The central goal of this study was to examine the associations of school bullying and peer rejection with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), as well as their interactive role in a sample of non-clinical adolescents. Six hundred and forty adolescents (253 Males, M<sub>age</sub> = 15.60, SD = 1.65) self-reported measures of school bullying and NSSI and provided sociometric ratings of peer rejection. The results showed that being involved in bullying (as bullies, victims, or bully-victims) increases the likelihood to engage in NSSI; being rejected by peers amplifies the probability, for victims and bully-victims, of using NSSI at least once. The findings support the hypothesis that peer relationships play a key-role in determining NSSI and the importance to implement programs aimed to improve the school climate in order to avoid maladjusted behaviors in adolescence.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-1781",
doi="10.1016/j.psychres.2019.02.018",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.02.018"
}