Perceived Parental Control, Self-Criticism, and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescents: Testing the Reciprocal Relationships by a Three-Wave Cross-Lag Model. Issue 3 (3rd July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: You, Jianing; Jiang, Yongqiang; Zhang, Mingqin; Du, Chao; Lin, Min-Pei; Leung, Freedom
• Is Part Of: Archives of suicide research. Volume 21:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 379
• Page End: 391
• Publication Date: 2017-07-03
• Subjects: adolescents -- cross-lag model -- nonsuicidal self-injury -- perceived parental control -- self-criticism; Suicide -- Periodicals; 179.7
• DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2016.1199989
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1381-1118

Abstract

Abstract : This study examined the prospective and reciprocal relationships among perceived parental control, self-criticism, and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). We also examined the mediating effect of self-criticism in the relationship between perceived parental control and NSSI. We aimed to find out whether perceived parental control and self-criticism acted as risk factors for NSSI, or consequences of NSSI, or both. A group of 3, 600 Chinese adolescents (mean age = 14.63 years, 56.6% female) completed questionnaires, with measures assessing NSSI, self-criticism, and parental control. A cross-lag model was used to test the reciprocal relationships among variables at 3 time points with 6-month intervals. Perceived parental control and self-criticism did not reliably predict later NSSI, but NSSI predicted later perceived parental control and self-criticism. Findings of this study emphasize the adverse effects of NSSI, and shed light on the intervention efforts of this behavior.