Review
Purpose of the Study
This study examines the effects that follow adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) according to reports from parents concerning their parenting behaviors. The primary goal of the study was to investigate parental awareness of the children’s self-harming habits. Another objective of the study was to observe the differences in parenting behaviors before and after an adolescent’s NSSI.
According to the authors, nonsuicidal self-injury is defined as intentional, and direct injuring of one’s own body without intent to commit suicide (Baetens et al, 2015, p.2). This study focuses on adolescents between 13 and 15, which is the most common age for NSSI. Parenting was determined as a big factor in NSSI situations by previous studies. The more warmth and support the less NSSI situations. More frequent NSSI is collated with parenting behaviors that appear to be more controlling and influential. Just as parenting behaviors have an impact on NSSI, this action …show more content…
The authors developed a three-wave quantitative study to test their hypotheses. The participants of the first wave included 1296 adolescent responses and 1438 parent responses. The second wave included 827 adolescents and 936 parent responses. During the final wave, 754 adolescents and 790 parent responses were collected. The responses from the NSSI report was determined by an answer to the question concerning intentional self-harm in the current year, without suicidal intent. Parents of NSSI adolescents were asked if their child had every intentionally harmed themselves without suicidal intentions. The Parental Behavior Scale measured parenting behavior. Positive parenting, parental rules, punishing and harsh punishing scales were used in the study. Positive parenting and parental rules were used to rate parental support. Punishing methods were used to rate parental
Purpose of the Study
This study examines the effects that follow adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) according to reports from parents concerning their parenting behaviors. The primary goal of the study was to investigate parental awareness of the children’s self-harming habits. Another objective of the study was to observe the differences in parenting behaviors before and after an adolescent’s NSSI.
According to the authors, nonsuicidal self-injury is defined as intentional, and direct injuring of one’s own body without intent to commit suicide (Baetens et al, 2015, p.2). This study focuses on adolescents between 13 and 15, which is the most common age for NSSI. Parenting was determined as a big factor in NSSI situations by previous studies. The more warmth and support the less NSSI situations. More frequent NSSI is collated with parenting behaviors that appear to be more controlling and influential. Just as parenting behaviors have an impact on NSSI, this action …show more content…
The authors developed a three-wave quantitative study to test their hypotheses. The participants of the first wave included 1296 adolescent responses and 1438 parent responses. The second wave included 827 adolescents and 936 parent responses. During the final wave, 754 adolescents and 790 parent responses were collected. The responses from the NSSI report was determined by an answer to the question concerning intentional self-harm in the current year, without suicidal intent. Parents of NSSI adolescents were asked if their child had every intentionally harmed themselves without suicidal intentions. The Parental Behavior Scale measured parenting behavior. Positive parenting, parental rules, punishing and harsh punishing scales were used in the study. Positive parenting and parental rules were used to rate parental support. Punishing methods were used to rate parental