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Longitudinal bidirectional relationships between deviant peer affiliation/core self-evaluation and non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese adolescents

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  • Zhang, Rui
  • Xie, Ruibo
  • Ding, Wan
  • Song, Shengcheng
  • Yang, Qingfeng
  • Lin, Xiuyun

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The prevalence of non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese adolescents is worsening. Although adolescents’ peer relationships or self-perceptions have been found to be possible predictors of self-injury, the reverse effects of self-injury and their longitudinal dynamics remain unknown. Participants were recruited from several schools in Anhui Province, China (N = 966, Mage at Time 1 = 15.46) and completed follow-up measures at three-time points at 6-month intervals. Results showed that (1) two vicious circle mechanisms were found in the total sample, namely T2 deviant peer affiliation or T2 core self-evaluation mediating T1 and T3 self-injury. (2) Gender subgroups revealed that compared to boys, girls’ deviant peer affiliation stably predicted self-injury, and T2 self-injury mediated T1 deviant peer affiliation and T3 core self-evaluation. These findings suggest that effective interventions for self-evaluation and peer relationships may be a favorable perspective to reduce self-injury in adolescents and facilitate breaking the vicious cycle of self-injury.

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  • Zhang, Rui & Xie, Ruibo & Ding, Wan & Song, Shengcheng & Yang, Qingfeng & Lin, Xiuyun, 2024. "Longitudinal bidirectional relationships between deviant peer affiliation/core self-evaluation and non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese adolescents," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 166(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:166:y:2024:i:c:s0190740924005565
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107984
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