Psychological Development and Education ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (2): 229-238.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2018.02.12

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The Relationship between Negative Life Events and Non-suicidal Self-injury among Junior Middle School Students: Moderated Mediation Effect

GU Honglei1, FU Dandan2, LU Xiaoying3, XIA Tiansheng4   

  1. 1. School of Education Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000;
    2. Xinyang College Of Agriculture And Forestry, Xinyang 464000;
    3. Zhengzhou Electric Power College, Zhengzhou 450004;
    4. School of Art and Design, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510090
  • Online:2018-03-15 Published:2018-03-15

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Abstract: To investigate the impact of negative life events on the non-suicidal self-injury behavior, 333 junior middle school students were recruited to participate in this study, and they anonymously filled out questionnaires regarding negative life events, self-criticism, parent-child relationship and non-suicidal self-injury behavior. This study indicated that:(1) negative life events had a significantly positive prediction for self-criticism and self-injury behavior of the junior middle school students; (2) self-criticism of junior middle school students mediated the relationship between negative life events and their self-injury; (3) the relationship between life events and their self-criticism was moderated by parent-child relationship. That is, with father-child relationship and mother-child relationship being strengthen, the influence of negative life events on the self-criticism of the junior middle school students was decreased. Therefore, there was a moderated mediation model between negative life events and self-injury, and the present study enriched the theory of non-suicidal self-injury behavior.

Key words: negative life events, non-suicidal self-injury, self-criticism, parent-child relationship, junior middle school students

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  • B844

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