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Citation |
Gratz KL. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 2006; 76(2): 238-250. |
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Affiliation |
Harvard Medical School, MA, US. KLGratz@aol.com. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2006, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell) |
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16719643 |
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Abstract |
Despite the clinical importance of deliberate self-harm, research on the risk factors for self-harm among nonclinical populations has been limited. This study examined the role of childhood maltreatment, emotional inexpressivity, and affect intensity/reactivity in the self-harm behavior of 249 female college students. Childhood maltreatment and low positive affect intensity/reactivity reliably distinguished women with frequent self-harm from women with no history of self-harm, as did the combination of greater maltreatment, greater inexpressivity, and higher levels of affect intensity/reactivity (global and negative). Among women with a history of self-harm, emotional inexpressivity was associated with more frequent self-harm, as was the combination of greater maltreatment, greater inexpressivity, and lower levels of positive affect intensity/reactivity. Language: en |