TY - JOUR
PY - 2024//
TI - Developmental trajectories of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescence: the effect of social support and socioeconomic status
JO - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1 - Liu, Jinmeng
A1 - Gao, Yemiao
A1 - Liu, Xia
A1 - Wang, Hui
SP - ePub
EP - ePub
VL - ePub
IS - ePub
N2 - BACKGROUND: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in early adolescence has been amply documented. However, there has been little research on the progression of NSSI over time. Most studies have focused on the risk factors for NSSI, with less attention devoted to understanding the role of protective factors. This paper aimed to expand existing knowledge about the development of NSSI, with an emphasis on the impacts of protective factors such as social support and socioeconomic status (SES).
METHODS: A total of 436 adolescents completed self-report surveys that addressed social support including friend, family, and teacher support, objective and subjective SES, and NSSI at three different points in time for 2 years.
RESULTS: Latent growth curve analyses revealed that NSSI increased across early adolescence to mid-adolescence. Support from friends and family negatively predicted adolescents' initial NSSI level. Furthermore, subjective SES negatively predicted the rate of NSSI.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings contribute to an understanding of the influences of both social support and SES on NSSI over time. NSSI interventions and education should include considerations of both the value of support from friends and family as well as subjective SES.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0363-0234 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.13110 ID - ref1 ER -