@article{ref1,
title="Does involvement in peer bullying invite self-injury?: the association between peer bullying and self-injury in a clinical sample",
journal="Journal of nervous and mental disease",
year="2022",
author="Uzun Cicek, Ayla and Ucuz, Ilknur and Sari, Seda Aybuke and Comertoglu Arslan, Semiha and Dogru, Hicran",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Previous studies have linked peer bullying to nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). However, the evidence is largely limited to population-based groups. This study examined whether there is a relationship between NSSI and being a victim of peer bullying among adolescents in a clinical sample and how this may be influenced by types of bullying. The sample consisted of 96 outpatients with NSSI and 107 healthy adolescents. The Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury, Peer Bullying Scale, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were applied. Whereas the scores of each bullying type of adolescents with NSSI were significantly higher, their self-esteem scores were significantly lower. Each victimization score of bullying had a negative correlation with NSSI-onset age and self-esteem scores and a positive correlation with self-injury scores. This study demonstrated that being a victim of any type of bullying is strongly associated with self-injury. It would be advisable to screen adolescents with self-injury for exposure to bullying, and vice versa.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3018",
doi="10.1097/NMD.0000000000001574",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000001574"
}