Affiliation:
1. School of Educational Science Hunan Normal University Changsha China
2. School of Educational Science Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province Changsha China
3. School of Educational Science Research Center for Mental Health Education of Hunan Province Changsha China
Abstract
AbstractBackgroundThis study is based on the biosocial model of nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI), to explore the effects of cumulative ecological risk on adolescents' NSSI, the mediating effect of depression between cumulative ecological risk and adolescents' NSSI, and the moderating role of impulsiveness in this mediating pathway.MethodsA total of 16 508 adolescents, with 7903 males (47.9%), participated in the study and completed the Cumulative Ecological Risk Questionnaire, the Short Form of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, the Impulsiveness assessment, and the Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury Scale.Results(1) There was a significant positive correlation between cumulative ecological risk, depression, impulsiveness, and NSSI; (2) cumulative ecological risk significantly predicted adolescents' NSSI; (3) depression had a mediating effect between cumulative ecological risk and adolescents' NSSI; and (4) impulsiveness moderated both the effects of cumulative ecological risk on adolescents' depression and NSSI and the effects of depression on NSSI in adolescents.ConclusionsImpulsiveness and depression are risk factors for adolescent NSSI and play a crucial role between cumulative ecological risk and NSSI in adolescents.
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health