Do young people who self-harm experience cognitions and emotions related to post-traumatic growth?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent self-harm is a vast public health concern with self-harm rates increasing each year. Looked-after adolescents are a group at increased risk of self-harm owing to adverse life-events and attachment issues, giving rise to difficulties with problem solving and relationship difficulties (Ogundele, 2020). Whilst research into risk factors of self-harm is plentiful, fewer studies have explored what factors might facilitate self-harm recovery. This paper investigates whether looked-after adolescents with experience of self-harm can experience cognitions and emotions related to post-traumatic growth (PTG).

Methods

Secondary Data Analysis was conducted on a primary qualitative data set from a study including twenty-four looked-after young people aged between 14

SUBMITTER: Murray A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10801152 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature