The five self-harm behavior groupings measure: empirical and thematic data from a novel comprehensive self-harm assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Five Self-Harm Behavior Groupings Measure (5S-HM) is a novel assessment that evaluates behaviours which may go undetected by existing measures. Self-harm is formulated across directness and lethality spectra, including under-studied behaviors such as indirect self-harm, harmful self-neglect and sexual self-harm. Aims of the study were to: (1) empirically evaluate the 5S-HM; (2) to determine whether the 5S-HM generates relevant new information with respect to the forms and functions given by participants for self-harm within a clinical sample; (3) to test the utility and novel contributions of the Unified Model of Self-Harm and the 5S-HM by extension.

Methods

Data were collected from N = 199 individuals (M_age = 29.98, SD = 8.41, 86.4%

SUBMITTER: Liljedahl SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10196393 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature