The role of social factors in the development of self-injurious behavior

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Abstract

The article dwells upon the influence of social factors on the development of self-injurious behavior. Research on the problem is reviewed. A group of adolescents and youths (N=255) was tested in order to investigate into self-injurious behavior, family problems, deviant socialization and psychological trauma experiences. It is suggested that the markers of family problems, deviant socialization and psychological trauma influence the development of self-injurious behavior. Statistic analysis (frequency table and contingency coefficient) shows the frequency of manifestation of investigated variables in general sample; the results of analyzing several particular samples and the contingency coefficient are discussed.

General Information

Journal rubric: Empirical Research

Article type: scientific article

For citation: Polskaya N.A. The role of social factors in the development of self-injurious behavior [Elektronnyi resurs]. Klinicheskaia i spetsial'naia psikhologiia = Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 2012. Vol. 1, no. 2 (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Natalia A. Polskaya, Doctor of Psychology, Associate Professor, Leading Researcher, Scientific and Practical Center for Mental Health of Children and Adolescents named after G.E. Sukhareva, Leading Researcher, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7305-5577, e-mail: polskayana@yandex.ru

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