Family Economic Hardship and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Chinese Adolescents: Relative Deprivation as a Mediator and Self-Esteem as a Moderator

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(12), P. 1234 - 1234

Published: Dec. 22, 2024

The literature provides empirical evidence that family economic hardship can increase the likelihood of adolescents engaging in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). However, mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. Guided by risky families model, study aimed to investigate whether relative deprivation mediates link between and adolescent NSSI, self-esteem moderates indirect link. A combined 673 (45.9% female; Mage = 12.81 years) completed measures hardship, deprivation, self-esteem, NSSI. results verified mediated positive Additionally, moderated effect on deprivation. Adolescents possessing high reported lower compared those low regardless their level hardship. Notably, mitigating diminished with These findings provide deeper insights into which affect have practical implications for prevention intervention strategies targeting behavior.

Language: Английский

Exploring the Impact of Recreational Drugs on Suicidal Behavior: A Narrative Review

Psychoactives, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(3), P. 337 - 356

Published: July 3, 2024

Substance use/abuse and suicide are two closely related phenomena, mostly due to neurobiological, psychological, social impairments. In the present narrative review, relationship between suicidal behavior (SB) use abuse of common recreational drugs, such as alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, nicotine, ketamine, psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, has been explored. Furthermore, potential mechanisms linking have also examined. According current research, all substances appear a deleterious effect on SB except for ketamine which could potentially confer protective effect. Further studies needed understand suicide.

Language: Английский

Effectiveness of a Sexual Risk Behaviors Prevention Program among Early Adolescent Thai Muslim Girls: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Pacific Rim International Journal of Nursing Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 29(1), P. 165 - 183

Published: Dec. 13, 2024

Sexual risk behaviors among Muslim girls differ from those of others due to their unique cultural and lifestyle factors, including early marriages, high rates young motherhood, some sexually transmitted diseases, limited educational opportunities. This quasi-experimental study aimed test the effectiveness Risk Behaviors Prevention Program on self-efficacy for safe sexual intimate in adolescent Thai girls. Forty-eight grades 4-6 were recruited, mothers or legal guardians involved program. The participants randomly assigned an experimental group (n = 23) receiving a control 24) only routine sex education. Data collected June-November 2023 using questionnaires Self-efficacy Safe Intimate Behaviors. analyzed independent t-test one-way repeated measures ANOVA. results indicated that mean score was higher than at immediate, 12-, 24-week follow-ups. lower 12- 24-weeks. this program is useful preventing It could be applied encourage behaviors. However, further testing various settings with other samples needed before it can widely used.

Language: Английский