Brausch Amy M, Holaday Tara C
1 Department of Psychological Sciences, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA.
2 Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, USA.
Crisis. 2015;36(6):440-6. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000349.
Multiple studies have found correlations between history of abuse and self-harm behaviors, but few have examined potential mediators. Studying suicide-related concerns as a mediator in this relationship could inform the interpersonal theory of suicide by identifying acquired capability as a necessary component in self-harm behavior.
This study examined the link between childhood physical abuse, self-injurious behaviors, and suicide-related concerns in young adults. It was hypothesized that more physical abuse and fewer suicide-related concerns would predict self-harm behaviors, and that suicide-related concerns would mediate this relationship.
A sample of 212 university students completed self-report measures that assessed self-harm behavior history, reasons for living, and childhood physical abuse.
Results supported the hypothesis that more instances of abuse and less concern about pain and death were significantly associated with greater self-harm history. Suicide-related concerns also mediated the relationship between physical abuse and self-harm behaviors.
These results support recent theories that habituation to painful and provocative events is an important mechanism in explaining why people engage in self-injurious acts, and provides initial evidence for cognitive mediators between physical abuse and self-harm.
多项研究发现虐待史与自我伤害行为之间存在关联，但很少有研究探讨潜在的中介因素。将与自杀相关的担忧作为这种关系的中介进行研究，通过将习得能力确定为自我伤害行为的必要组成部分，可为自杀人际理论提供信息。
本研究考察了青少年时期儿童期身体虐待、自我伤害行为和与自杀相关的担忧之间的联系。研究假设为，更多的身体虐待和更少的与自杀相关的担忧会预测自我伤害行为，且与自杀相关的担忧会介导这种关系。
212名大学生样本完成了自我报告测量，评估自我伤害行为史、生存理由和儿童期身体虐待情况。
结果支持了该假设，即更多的虐待事件以及对痛苦和死亡的更少担忧与更严重的自我伤害史显著相关。与自杀相关的担忧也介导了身体虐待与自我伤害行为之间的关系。
这些结果支持了近期的理论，即对痛苦和挑衅性事件的习惯化是解释人们为何实施自我伤害行为的重要机制，并为身体虐待与自我伤害之间的认知中介提供了初步证据。
