TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescent and emerging adult childhood cancer survivors: a first exploration
JO  - Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology
A1  - Campens, Sara
A1  - Claes, Laurence
A1  - Vanderhaegen, Janne
A1  - Van Laere, Elise
A1  - Prikken, Sofie
A1  - Lemiere, Jurgen
A1  - Uyttebroeck, Anne
A1  - Luyckx, Koen
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - PURPOSE: This study examines nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in adolescent and emerging adult survivors of childhood cancer, aiming to gain a first understanding of the phenomenon, its relation to general and cancer-specific functioning, and the stability of NSSI engagement over time. <br><br>METHODS: Dutch-speaking survivors (n = 125, age range = 14-25 years) participated in the first three annual waves of the Longitudinal Identity Study of Childhood Cancer Survivors study. Descriptive characteristics of lifetime NSSI were calculated. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and χ(2)-analyses were performed to examine differences in demographic and clinical characteristics between survivors with and without lifetime NSSI. To assess differences in general and cancer-specific functioning between survivors with and without lifetime NSSI, two MANOVA analyses were performed. Finally, prevalence rates of current NSSI across the three waves were calculated, followed by χ(2)-analyses to explore differences in current NSSI over time. <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence and characteristics of lifetime NSSI engagement resembled those in the general population. Although demographic and clinical characteristics were unrelated to NSSI engagement, several meaningful differences were found in both general and cancer-specific functioning between survivors with and without NSSI. Survivors with lifetime NSSI experienced more depressive symptoms and difficulties with identity formation (i.e., lower levels of identity synthesis and higher levels of identity confusion). In addition, they experienced more post-traumatic stress symptoms and cancer-related worries, and identified less as a "cancer patient." Conclusions: This study provides a first understanding of NSSI engagement in survivors of childhood cancer, mapping the characteristics of NSSI and its associations with both general and cancer-specific functioning.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2156-5333
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2024.0061
ID  - ref1
ER  -