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The Mediating Role Of Self-Criticism In The Relationship Between Parental Expressed Emotion And NSSI

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Expressed emotion, Nonsuicidal self-injury, Self-criticism, Self-harm

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Current Psychology

Volume

37

Issue

1

First Page

325

Last Page

333

Abstract

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is found at high rates among adolescents and young adults and is associated with many negative consequences, warranting additional research. Two factors that may contribute to NSSI during this time period are one’s levels of self-criticism and perceptions of their parental relationships; however, these relationships have received limited attention. The purpose of this current study was to address this gap in the literature. Adolescents and young adults (n = 294) completed measures of perceived parental expressed emotion, self-criticism, and NSSI. Participants with a history of NSSI reported perceiving their parents as providing less emotional support, inducing more irritation, being more intrusive, and expressing more criticism compared to those without a history of NSSI. These individuals also endorsed greater self-criticism. Further, self-criticism mediated the relationship between perceived parental expressed emotion and NSSI occurrence, such that those with higher reported self-criticism and greater perceived parental expressed emotion were more likely to engage in NSSI.

Department

Department of Psychology

Original Publication Date

3-1-2018

DOI of published version

10.1007/s12144-016-9516-1

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

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