Deliberate Self-injury in Children and Associations With Negative Adjustment

JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Oct 1;176(10):1040-1043. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1842.

Authors

Teena Willoughby¹, Taylor Heffer¹, Meghan E Borg¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This study examines patterns between known childhood and adolescence self-injury behavior and longitudinal patterns with negative adjustment.

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Risk Factors
Self-Injurious Behavior* / epidemiology
Social Adjustment