TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - Brief report: Emotion regulation and coping as moderators in the relationship between personality and self-injury JO - Journal of Adolescence A1 - Hasking, Penelope A. A1 - Coric, Sarah J. A1 - Swannell, Sarah A1 - Martin, Graham A1 - Thompson, Holly Knox A1 - Frost, Aaron D. J. SP - 767 EP - 773 VL - 33 IS - 5 N2 -

Self-injury without conscious suicidal intent is an increasingly prevalent phenomenon particularly among adolescent populations. This pilot study examined the extent and correlates of self-injurious behaviour in a school population sample of 393 adolescents (aged 13-18 years) using a self-report questionnaire. Specifically, we aimed to determine whether personality was related to self-injury and whether this relationship was moderated by emotion regulation or coping strategies. Few personality and coping variables were directly related to self-injury after controlling for age and psychopathology. However the relationship between personality and self-injury was moderated by coping skills and emotion regulation. We suggest future research explore these relationships in order to determine the role of coping skills and emotional regulation training in prevention of self-injury.

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LA - en SN - 0140-1971 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.12.006 ID - ref1 ER -