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In Eating‐Disordered Inpatient Adolescents, Self‐Criticism Predicts Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury
Author(s) -
Itzhaky Liat,
Shahar Golan,
Stein Daniel,
Fennig Silvana
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/sltb.12223
Subject(s) - self criticism , suicidal ideation , self destructive behavior , psychology , clinical psychology , poison control , suicide prevention , injury prevention , depression (economics) , human factors and ergonomics , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , economics , macroeconomics
We examined the role of depressive traits—self‐criticism and dependency—in nonsuicidal self‐injury ( NSSI ) and suicidal ideation among inpatient adolescents with eating disorders. In two studies ( N = 103 and 55), inpatients were assessed for depressive traits, suicidal ideations, and NSSI . In Study 2, motivation for carrying out NSSI was also assessed. In both studies, depression predicted suicidal ideation and self‐criticism predicted NSSI . In Study 2, depression and suicidal ideation also predicted NSSI . The automatic positive motivation for NSSI was predicted by dependency and depressive symptoms, and by a two‐way interaction between self‐criticism and dependency. Consistent with the “self‐punishment model,” self‐criticism appears to constitute a dimension of vulnerability for NSSI .