TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Meaning in life and non-suicidal self-injury: a follow-up study with participants with borderline personality disorder
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Marco, José H.
A1  - Garcia-Alandete, Joaquín
A1  - Pérez, Sandra
A1  - Guillen, Verónica
A1  - Jorquera, Mercedes
A1  - Espallargas, Pilar
A1  - Botella, Cristina
SP  - 561
EP  - 566
VL  - 230
IS  - 2
N2  - Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is considered one of the defining features of people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Longitudinal studies are needed to identify factors predicting future NSSI in BPD participants. Several studies have shown that low meaning in life is associated with mental health problems, addiction problems, depression, hopelessness, and suicide. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether meaning in life predicts the frequency of NSSI behaviors during the one-year follow-up. The sample was composed up of 80 participants with a BPD diagnosis. We assessed the frequency of NSSI behaviors over a 12-month follow-up period. The results suggest that the participants who had low meaning in life had more frequency of NSSI, depression, and hopelessness at baseline, and more frequency of NSSI during the follow-up, than participants with high meaning in life. The predictor variables: Frequency of NSSI at base line, depression, hopelessness, and meaning in life, significantly predicted the frequency of NSSI during the one-year follow-up. Therefore, meaning in life was the only predictor of NSSI during the follow-up period.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2015.10.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -