Whitlock Janis, Lloyd-Richardson Elizabeth, Fisseha Feven, Bates Thaddeus
Cornell University.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
J Clin Psychol. 2018 Jan;74(1):178-196. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22488. Epub 2017 May 11.
This study aims to deepen understanding of the effects on parents of having a self-injuring child by (a) analyzing differences in dimensions of caregiver strain between caregivers of youth with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI+) and parents of youth with no known mental health history (MH-); (b) identifying factors that contribute to caregiver strain; and (c) examining parent outcome expectancies.
Participants were 196 NSSI+ parents and 57 MH- parents. Quantitative measures of psychosocial variables, parent mental health and support variables, and child self-injury characteristics were assessed in relation to caregiver strain, and NSSI+ parental expectancies were assessed via mixed methods.
Parents with a NSSI+ youth were more likely to exhibit all forms of objective and subjective strain than parents of youth with no mental health challenges. Despite this, many parents expressed beliefs that their child would experience personal growth as a result of their NSSI experience.
Findings reveal the important role of mindful parenting practices and informal social support.
本研究旨在通过以下方式加深对有自伤行为孩子的父母所受影响的理解：(a) 分析非自杀性自伤青少年（NSSI+）的照料者与无已知心理健康史青少年（MH-）的父母在照料者压力维度上的差异；(b) 确定导致照料者压力的因素；(c) 考察父母的结果期望。
参与者包括196名NSSI+孩子的父母和57名MH-孩子的父母。针对照料者压力评估了心理社会变量、父母心理健康与支持变量以及孩子自伤特征的定量测量，通过混合方法评估了NSSI+父母的期望。
与没有心理健康问题的青少年的父母相比，有NSSI+青少年的父母更有可能表现出各种形式的客观和主观压力。尽管如此，许多父母表示相信他们的孩子会因NSSI经历而实现个人成长。
研究结果揭示了正念养育方式和非正式社会支持的重要作用。
