@article{ref1,
title="The role of hopelessness and meaning in life in a clinical sample with non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts",
journal="Psicothema",
year="2017",
author="Pérez Rodríguez, Sandra and Marco Salvador, José H. and Garcia-Alandete, Joaquín",
volume="29",
number="3",
pages="323-328",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide attempts (SA) lie on a continuum of self-harm, and literature has shown that patients with suicidal intent constitute a more severe group. <br><br>METHOD: This study aimed to explore differences in the facets of hopelessness (Beck Hopelessness Scale) and meaning in life (Purpose in Life Test) in a clinical sample of 150 patients with a diagnosis of a mental disorder with: a) no NSSI/SA, b) only NSSI, or c) SA/NSSI and SA. <br><br>RESULTS: The results showed statistically significant differences between the groups in the affective dimension, but they showed similar levels of meaning in life in both groups. <br><br>CONCLUSION: These findings highlight that affective hopelessness can lead to suicide attempts, and that meaning in life underlies the continuum of self-harm. Implications for psychotherapeutic interventions are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0214-9915",
doi="10.7334/psicothema2016.284",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2016.284"
}