@article{ref1,
title="The effect of loneliness on non-suicidal self-injury behavior in Chinese junior high school adolescents: a moderated mediation model",
journal="Psychology research and behavior management",
year="2023",
author="Huang, Xuefang and Liu, Huaqiang and Lan, Zhensong and Deng, Fafang",
volume="16",
number="",
pages="1831-1843",
abstract="PURPOSE: This study explore the interaction between loneliness and non-suicidal self-injury behaviors (hereinafter &quot;NSSI&quot;), and to further examine the mediating role of self-control and the moderating role of social connection. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 414 junior high school students (age 14.05±0.84) in Sichuan province in China were investigated on their loneliness, self-control, social connection and NSSI by questionnaire. <br><br>RESULTS: (1) there was a significant positive correlation between loneliness and NSSI; (2) self-control played a mediating role in the relationship between loneliness and NSSI; and (3) after controlling for gender, family structure, and family economic level, the social connectedness played a moderating role in the relationship between loneliness and NSSI, as well as between self-control and NSSI. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results verify the relationship between loneliness and NSSI, expands and deepens the internal logical relationship between them, and provides a reference that can be used in the future for the prevention and intervention of NSSI in adolescents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1179-1578",
doi="10.2147/PRBM.S410535",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S410535"
}