Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Examining the Potential Impact of Direct and Indirect Forms of Childhood Maltreatment (MS Thesis)
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2015
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The University of Western Ontario
Abstract
Despite extensive research suggesting childhood maltreatment is related to
nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), little research has examined the extent to which the
differential effects of direct maltreatment (i.e., sexual and physical abuse) and indirect
maltreatment (i.e., exposure to domestic violence) has on NSSI in relation to suicidal self
injury (SSI). Moreover, more research is needed to understand the differences between
NSSI and SSI. Participants consisted of 519 children/youth from a provincial tertiary care
facility specializing in treating children with severe mental health challenges and nine
community mental health facilities across Ontario, Canada. Logistic regression analyses
revealed that children/youth that experienced indirect maltreatment were more likely to
engage in NSSI whereas children/youth who experienced direct maltreatment were more
likely to engage in SSI. Moreover, children/youth that have experienced both direct and
indirect forms of maltreatment were not significantly more likely to engage in NSSI or
SSI. The findings provide evidence for the differential effects of different types of
childhood maltreatment and for the different contributors to NSSI and SSI. Implications
for practice are discussed. (Author Abstract)
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child abuse, long term effects, self-harm, research, International Resources, Canada
Citation
Armiento, J. S. (2015). Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Examining the Potential Impact of Direct and Indirect Forms of Childhood Maltreatment (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Western Ontario).