Eggermont Kristina, Bastin Margot, Luyckx Koen, Claes Laurence
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
UNIBS, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Psychol Belg. 2021 Nov 11;61(1):315-326. doi: 10.5334/pb.1067. eCollection 2021.
In the present study, we investigated the relationship between friendship quality (dimensions) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) as well as the moderating role of gender and age in this relationship. The sample consisted of 463 children and adolescents (50.10% female, age range: 9-17 years). Friendship quality and NSSI were measured using the Friendship Qualities Scale (FQS; Bukowski, Hoza, & Boivin, 1994) and the Self Harm Inventory (SHI; Sansone, Wiederman, & Sansone, 1998), respectively. Overall, total friendship quality and NSSI were significantly and negatively related. Additionally, the relationship between total friendship quality and NSSI was moderated by gender and age. Specifically, girls with low friendship quality reported more NSSI; whereas for boys an opposite effect was found. As for age, friendship quality and NSSI were positively related in older participants. In younger participants, a relationship between friendship quality and NSSI seemed rather absent. This study highlights the important association between friendship quality and NSSI, as well as gender- and age-related differences in this association, which should be taken into account in the prevention and treatment of NSSI.
在本研究中，我们调查了友谊质量（维度）与非自杀性自伤（NSSI）之间的关系，以及性别和年龄在这种关系中的调节作用。样本包括463名儿童和青少年（女性占50.10%，年龄范围：9至17岁）。友谊质量和NSSI分别使用友谊质量量表（FQS；布科夫斯基、霍扎和博伊文，1994年）和自我伤害量表（SHI；桑索尼、维德曼和桑索尼，1998年）进行测量。总体而言，友谊质量总分与NSSI显著负相关。此外，友谊质量总分与NSSI之间的关系受到性别和年龄的调节。具体而言，友谊质量低的女孩报告的NSSI更多；而男孩则呈现相反的效果。至于年龄，友谊质量与NSSI在年龄较大的参与者中呈正相关。在年龄较小的参与者中，友谊质量与NSSI之间似乎不存在关系。本研究强调了友谊质量与NSSI之间的重要关联，以及这种关联中与性别和年龄相关的差异，在NSSI的预防和治疗中应予以考虑。
