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Adolescent-Parent Communication in Self-Harm
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Tulloch, AL and Blizzard, CL and Pinkus, Z, Adolescent-Parent Communication in Self-Harm, Journal of Adolescent Health, 21, (4) pp. 267-275. ISSN 1054-139X (1997) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00118-3
Abstract
Purpose: To examine the association between communication with parents and self-harm in 14-19-year-old adolescents. Methods: A total of 36 female and 16 male adolescents presenting to the accident and emergency department of a general hospital; 52 hospital-based controls were interviewed and studied using the following scales: Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale, Adolescent-Family Inventory of Life Events and Changes Scale, Children's Depression Index, and Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale. Results: The absence of a family confidant was very strongly associated with adolescent self-harm. Despite controlling for a wide range of possible causal factors, poorer parent- adolescent communication remained strongly associated with self-harm. The effect of poorer communication on self-harm was strongest in the group with an internal locus of control. Conclusions: Impairment of communication between adolescents and their parents may be important in the origins of adolescent self-harm.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Epidemiology |
Research Field: | Epidemiology not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
Objective Field: | Behaviour and health |
UTAS Author: | Tulloch, AL (Dr Andrew Tulloch) |
UTAS Author: | Blizzard, CL (Professor Leigh Blizzard) |
ID Code: | 10823 |
Year Published: | 1997 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 53 |
Deposited By: | Menzies Centre |
Deposited On: | 1997-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2011-08-11 |
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