Shenk, C. E., Noll, J. G., & Cassarly, J. A.2014-11-102014-11-102010Shenk, C. E., Noll, J. G., & Cassarly, J. A. (2010). A multiple mediational test of the relationship between childhood maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury. Journal of youth and adolescence, 39(4), 335-342.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2977983/pdf/nihms245275.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1776Post-traumatic stress symptoms, depressive symptoms, and psychological dysregulation have been shown to mediate the relationship between child maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury. However, these proposed mediators often co-occur and previous research has not tested mediation when all variables are assessed simultaneously. The current study sought to advance the literature on maltreatment and self-injury by estimating the mediational effects of post-traumatic stress symptoms, depressive symptoms, and psychological dysregulation in the same multiple mediator model. Both maltreated (n=129) and non-maltreated (n=82) adolescent females, consisting of Caucasian (55%), African-American (37%), and Bi-racial (8%) backgrounds, participated in the study. Results indicated that only post-traumatic stress symptoms mediated the relationship between maltreatment and self-injury when all variables were included in the model. Overall, post-traumatic symptoms represented a unique pathway from maltreatment to self-injury and warrant special attention when assessing and treating such behavior with adolescent females. (Author Abstract)en-USchild abusemultiple mediationposttraumatic stressself-injurydepressionresearchArticle