| Literature DB >> 30776706 |
Concetta Esposito1, Dario Bacchini2, Gaetana Affuso3.
Abstract
The central goal of this study was to examine the associations of school bullying and peer rejection with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), as well as their interactive role in a sample of non-clinical adolescents. Six hundred and forty adolescents (253 Males, Mage = 15.60, SD = 1.65) self-reported measures of school bullying and NSSI and provided sociometric ratings of peer rejection. The results showed that being involved in bullying (as bullies, victims, or bully-victims) increases the likelihood to engage in NSSI; being rejected by peers amplifies the probability, for victims and bully-victims, of using NSSI at least once. The findings support the hypothesis that peer relationships play a key-role in determining NSSI and the importance to implement programs aimed to improve the school climate in order to avoid maladjusted behaviors in adolescence.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescence; Bullying roles; Non-suicidal self-injury; Peer rejection; School bullying; School victimization
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Year: 2019 PMID： 30776706 DOI： 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.02.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatry Res ISSN： 0165-1781 Impact factor: 3.222