TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Does self-compassion protect adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury from developing borderline features? A two-wave longitudinal study
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent mental health
A1  - Carreiras, Diogo
A1  - Castilho, Paula
A1  - Cunha, Marina
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
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N2  - BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a vulnerable developmental stage for the onset of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and borderline features, which are related psychological phenomena. Self-compassion reflects a sensitivity to own suffering and a motivation to relieve it, consisting of a more positive and beneficial self-to-self relationship. The aim of the present study was to test the effect of self-compassion between borderline features at baseline and six months with a sample of adolescents with a history of NSSI.<br><br>METHODS: At assessment wave one, participants were 139 Portuguese adolescents with an NSSI history (mean age = 15.52 years, SD = 0.87). Of these, 87 were re-assessed six months later (mean age = 15.46 years, SD = 0.86). Data were analysed through SPSS and PROCESS Macro.<br><br>RESULTS: The moderation model explained 56% of borderline features six months later, and the interaction between initial borderline features and the low and medium levels of self-compassion was significant. Youth with lower initial borderline features presented higher borderline features six months later if they had low self-compassion.<br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that among adolescents with a history of NSSI, those with lower levels of self-compassion tend to exhibit higher borderline features in six-month when compared to their peers with higher levels of self-compassion. This observation emphasises the potential beneficial effect of self-compassion within this population.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1728-0583
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2023.2289607
ID  - ref1
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