@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between problem-solving ability and self-harm amongst people with mild intellectual disabilities",
journal="Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities",
year="2015",
author="Rees, Joanna and Langdon, Peter E.",
volume="29",
number="4",
pages="387-393",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between depression, hopelessness, problem-solving ability and self-harming behaviours amongst people with mild intellectual disabilities (IDs). <br><br>METHODS: Thirty-six people with mild IDs (77.9% women, Mage  = 31.77, SD = 10.73, MIQ  = 62.65, SD = 5.74) who had a history of self-harm were recruited. Participants were asked to complete measures of depression, hopelessness and problem-solving ability. <br><br>RESULTS: Cutting was most frequently observed, and depression was prevalent amongst the sample. There was a significant positive relationship between depression and hopelessness, while there was no significant relationship between self-harm and depression or hopelessness. Problem-solving ability explained 15% of the variance in self-harm scores. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Problem-solving ability appears to be associated with self-harming behaviours in people with mild IDs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1360-2322",
doi="10.1111/jar.12187",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.12187"
}