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Zhangyi Chen; Hongyu Zou; Liyun Jiang; Yuanyuan Chen; Jiefang Wu; Wenqing Zhu; Wei Zhang – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a significant public health concern, with severely impacts for adolescent mental health. As awareness of the harmful effects of NSSI grows, there is an increasing emphasis on understanding the underlying mechanisms in this age group. This study explores how internalizing and externalizing issues related to…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Self Destructive Behavior, Injuries, Adolescents
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Muller, Kristen; Brady, Nancy C.; Warren, Steven F.; Fleming, Kandace K. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are more likely to engage in problem behaviours than peers with typical development. The purpose of this study was to provide descriptive and qualitative information about problem behaviours in children with fragile X syndrome (FXS) and how families respond to these…
Descriptors: Mother Attitudes, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Problems
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Emery, A. Ann; Heath, Nancy L.; Rogers, Maria – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
Objective: We applied self-determination theory to examine a model whereby perceived parental autonomy support directly and indirectly affects nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) through difficulties in emotion regulation. Method: 639 participants (53% female) with a mean age of 13.38 years (SD 0.51) completed the How I Deal with Stress Questionnaire…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Theories, Models, Parent Role
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Dil, L. M.; Vuijk, P. J. – Child Care in Practice, 2012
Psychiatric emergency services for children and adolescents vary in process, structure and outcome. There are few systematic studies on the type and prevalence of psychiatric problems encountered, related circumstances or resulting interventions. Evidence in these areas is important in evaluation of the function of mental health services in the…
Descriptors: Psychiatric Services, Health Services, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs
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Yates, Tuppett M.; Tracy, Allison J.; Luthar, Suniya S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
This investigation examined process-level pathways to nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI; e.g., self-cutting, -burning, -hitting) in 2 cohorts of suburban, upper-middle-class youths: a cross-sectional sample of 9th-12th graders (n = 1,036, 51.9% girls) on the West Coast and a longitudinal sample followed annually from the 6th through 12th grades (n =…
Descriptors: Injuries, Academic Achievement, Self Destructive Behavior, Psychological Patterns
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Crowell, Sheila E.; Beauchaine, Theodore P.; McCauley, Elizabeth; Smith, Cindy J.; Vasilev, Christina A.; Stevens, Adrianne L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
Self-inflicted injury in adolescence indicates significant emotional and psychological suffering. Although data on the etiology of self-injury are limited, current theories suggest that the emotional lability observed among self-injuring adolescents results from complex interactions between individual biological vulnerabilities and environmental…
Descriptors: Mothers, Correlation, Affective Behavior, Negative Attitudes
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Mojtabai, Ramin; Olfson, Mark – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2008
The rate and predictors of parental detection of youth self-harm behavior and relationship with help-seeking were examined in 7,036 parent-child dyads from the 1999 and 2004 surveys of Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britain. Youth self-harm behavior was reported by 463 (6.6%) children and adolescents but only 190 (2.7%) of the…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Foreign Countries, Youth, Mental Health
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Fox, Robert A.; Keller, Kathryn M.; Grede, Patricia L.; Bartosz, Ann M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
A mental health clinic was developed for toddlers with developmental disabilities and significant behavior problems from families living in poverty. The clinic was a collaborative effort between a community-based Birth-to-Three agency and a university. The purpose of this clinic was threefold: to provide direct mental health services for these…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Health Services, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology