@article{ref1,
title="Non-suicidal self-injury: a school-based peer education program for adolescents during CoViD-19 pandemic",
journal="Frontiers in psychiatry",
year="2022",
author="Cipriano, Annarosa and Aprea, Cristina and Bellone, Ludovica and Cotrufo, Paolo and Cella, Stefania",
volume="12",
number="",
pages="e737544-e737544",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) constitutes a major health concern among youth. However, less is known about the useful ways to prevent NSSI. As such, the NSSI- Peer Education Program (NSSI-PEP) aims to intervene on the vulnerability factors that predispose to NSSI by applying a peer education approach. The NSSI-PEP is grounded on the psychoanalytic tradition's tenets, implementing modules targeting four crucial risk factors for NSSI: pubertal transformation, body image, self-esteem, and emotion regulation.<br><br>METHODS: Selected 8th grade students were trained to serve as peer educators and held a peer-education intervention for 6th and 7th grade students. Pre- and post-intervention assessments were conducted in order to evaluate the program's effectiveness.<br><br>RESULTS: Results revealed preliminary support for the program's feasibility, as students reported greater emotion regulation abilities (p = 0.038) and significant changes in self-esteem (p<0.001), personal alienation (p = 0.005), body image (p < 0.001), and maturity fear (p < 0.001). Also, NSSI-PEP was positively evaluated by participants.<br><br>DISCUSSION: Our pilot study provides preliminary empirical support for the NSSI-PEP, representing a promising way to address areas of vulnerability for NSSI onset. <br><br>FINDINGS may also help current policies to promote targeted preventive activities and produce sizable benefits to society.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-0640",
doi="10.3389/fpsyt.2021.737544",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.737544"
}