According to Psychiatric News (5/10), in a study focused on “on 1,580 participants (73% female) who had reported engaging in self-harm at age 14,” investigators “used computer modeling to identify any social or behavioral similarities in this group compared with peers who did not self-harm.” By doing so, the researchers “identified two distinct pathways by which adolescents develop self-harming behaviors: the first is associated with years of emotional difficulties and bullying: the second is associated with more willingness to take risks and experiencing less security with peers and family during adolescence.” The findings were published online May 7 in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Related Links:
— “Researchers Identify Childhood Behaviors That May Signal Future Self-Harm, Psychiatric News, May 10, 2021