Abstract
This self-report study examined the risk factors for deliberate self-harm among college students. Results indicated that insecure attachment, childhood separation, emotional neglect, sexual abuse, and dissociation were significant predictors of self-harm. Substantial gender differences in the risk factors for self-harm behavior were also revealed. Suggestions for future research are provided.
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HarmPsychologySuicide preventionPoison controlHuman factors and ergonomicsEnvironmental healthSocial psychologyMedicine
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- 2002
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 128-140
- Citations
- 523
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Kim L. Gratz,
Sheree Dukes Conrad,
Lizabeth Roemer
(2002).
Risk factors for deliberate self-harm among college students..
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
, 72
(1)
, 128-140.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0002-9432.72.1.128
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- 10.1037/0002-9432.72.1.128