What young people say about impulsivity in the short-term build up to self-harm: A qualitative study using card-sort tasks.

ABSTRACT: Youth who self-harm report high levels of trait impulsivity and identify impulsive behaviour as a proximal factor directly preceding a self-harm act. Yet, impulsivity is a multidimensional construct and distinct impulsivity-related facets relate differentially to self-harm outcomes. Studies have yet to examine if and how a multidimensional account of impulsivity is meaningful to individual experiences and understandings of self-harm in youth. We explored the salience and context of multidimensional impulsivity within narratives of self-harm, and specifically in relation to the short-term build-up to a self-harm episode. Fifteen community-based adolescents (aged 16-22 years) attending Further Education (FE) colleges in the UK took part in individual face-to-face sessions (involving explorat

SUBMITTER: Lockwood J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7751959 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature