TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Association between non-suicidal self-injury, parents and peers related loneliness, and attitude towards aloneness in Flemish adolescents: an empirical note
JO  - Psychologica Belgica
A1  - Gandhi, Amarendra
A1  - Luyckx, Koen
A1  - Goossens, Luc
A1  - Maitra, Shubhada
A1  - Claes, Laurence
SP  - 3
EP  - 12
VL  - 58
IS  - 1
N2  - Loneliness and attitude towards aloneness have been shown to be associated to depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric disorders in adolescents and they may also increase the vulnerability to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI). Therefore, the present study investigated the association between lifetime prevalence and functions of NSSI, parent- and peer-related loneliness, and attitude towards aloneness (positive and negative). Data regarding NSSI, loneliness, and attitude towards aloneness were collected from a sample of 401 high school students from three different high schools located in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. Lifetime prevalence of NSSI was found to be 16.5%. Females reported a higher lifetime prevalence of NSSI than males. Higher mean scores for parent-, peer-related loneliness, and positive attitude (i.e., affinity) towards aloneness was observed in adolescents with lifetime NSSI as compared to adolescents without a history of NSSI. Finally, a positive correlation between self-related (i.e., automatic) functions of NSSI and parent- and peer-related loneliness and a positive attitude towards aloneness was also observed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-2879
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/pb.385
ID  - ref1
ER  -