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PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
Volume 268, Issue -, Pages 65-67Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.06.068
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Connectedness; Self-harm; Adolescent
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health [R21HD088757]
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [R21HD088757] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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We examined associations between social connections and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among transgender/gender non-conforming (TGNC) youth. Data came from the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey (N = 2168). Logistic regression analyses determined connectedness factors associated with any past-year NSSI and repetitive NSSI, as well as moderating effects of significant connectedness factors on different risk factors. Almost 55% of TGNC students engaged in NSSI, and 40% of self-injurers reported repetitive self-injury. Parent connectedness, connections to non-parental adults, and school safety emerged as robust protective factors. Strategies to prevent/ reduce NSSI should focus on fostering connections with prosocial adults, and ensuring schools represent safe places.
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