Attentional negativity and emotional symptoms as serial mediators linking parental verbosity to non-suicidal self-injury in Chinese pre-adolescents

|
By Xiaojuan Cui, Guoli Yan, Xiaohui Dai, Minghui Li, Xiaofei Hou, Ling Sun, Jiansong Zhou, Huifang Yin, Guangming Xu, Tengfen Yang, Qiuping Yan
| Nature
Abstract Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in pre-adolescents represents an escalating clinical concern, with early onset being a predictor of persistent self-harm and future suicidal behavior. Despite growing recognition of the role of family dynamics in youth NSSI, the specific mechanisms through which parental communication behaviors contribute to early-onset NSSI remain poorly characterized, particularly within the Chinese cultural context.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?