TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between self-injurious behavior and self-disclosure in adolescents with eating disorders
AU - Brunstein Klomek, Anat
AU - Lev-Wiesel, Rachel
AU - Shellac, Evia
AU - Hadas, Arik
AU - Berger, Uri
AU - Horwitz, Mira
AU - Fennig, Silvana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
PY - 2015/3
Y1 - 2015/3
N2 - Purpose: The aim of the current study is to examine the association between self disclosure and self-injurious behaviors among adolescent patients diagnosed with an eating disorder.Methods: Sixty three female patients who fulfilled the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria of eating disorders were included (i.e. anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and eating disorders not otherwise specified). Participants’ age ranged from 11.5 to 20 years (M = 15.42, SD = 1.82).Results: 82.5% of the sample endorsed severe self-injurious behaviors. A moderate negative relationship was found between general disclosure to parents and self-injurious behaviors indicating that patients who generally self-disclose to their parents (on different topics, apart from suicidal ideation) engage less frequently in self-injurious behaviors. In addition, the more patients self-disclose their suicidal ideation to others, the more they tend to self-injure.Conclusion: Self-disclosure to parents on any topic may buffer against self-injurious behaviors and therefore it is important to work with adolescents suffering from eating disorders on effective self disclosure. In addition, self-disclosure about suicidal ideation to others by adolescents suffering from eating disorders should always be taken seriously, since it may be related to self-injurious behaviors.
AB - Purpose: The aim of the current study is to examine the association between self disclosure and self-injurious behaviors among adolescent patients diagnosed with an eating disorder.Methods: Sixty three female patients who fulfilled the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria of eating disorders were included (i.e. anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and eating disorders not otherwise specified). Participants’ age ranged from 11.5 to 20 years (M = 15.42, SD = 1.82).Results: 82.5% of the sample endorsed severe self-injurious behaviors. A moderate negative relationship was found between general disclosure to parents and self-injurious behaviors indicating that patients who generally self-disclose to their parents (on different topics, apart from suicidal ideation) engage less frequently in self-injurious behaviors. In addition, the more patients self-disclose their suicidal ideation to others, the more they tend to self-injure.Conclusion: Self-disclosure to parents on any topic may buffer against self-injurious behaviors and therefore it is important to work with adolescents suffering from eating disorders on effective self disclosure. In addition, self-disclosure about suicidal ideation to others by adolescents suffering from eating disorders should always be taken seriously, since it may be related to self-injurious behaviors.
KW - Eating disoders
KW - Self disclosure
KW - Self injurious behavior
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U2 - 10.1007/s40519-014-0145-0
DO - 10.1007/s40519-014-0145-0
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C2 - 25112791
AN - SCOPUS:84924411415
SN - 1124-4909
VL - 20
SP - 43
EP - 48
JO - Eating and Weight Disorders
JF - Eating and Weight Disorders
IS - 1
ER -