Intentional Self-Injury as a Barrier to Help-Seeking in a College Population
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-xavier13967142172021-08-03T06:23:19Z Intentional Self-Injury as a Barrier to Help-Seeking in a College Population Shouse, Anna Sofie Clinical Psychology self-mutilation undergraduates help-seeking behavior distress The purpose of this study was to examine if barriers to professional help-seeking in college students who reported having engaged in intentional self-injury (ISI) differed from college students who endorsed psychological distress but had not engaged in ISI. Participants were 452 undergraduate students at a mid-sized, private Catholic university. It was hypothesized that students who had engaged in ISI would endorse lower emotional self-disclosure, more use of experiential avoidance and lower feelings of self-compassion than those who endorsed psychological distress but had not engaged in ISI. In turn, each of the three variables was hypothesized to be related to less professional help-seeking. Psychological distress, ISI, help-seeking and the three variables were measured through self-report on several scales. Results showed that engaging in ISI was not significantly predictive of professional help-seeking. However, linear and logistic regression analysis showed that persons who engaged in ISI were significantly less likely to share emotions with others and endorsed significantly less self-compassion than those who endorsed psychological distress but had not engaged in ISI. Contrary to the hypothesis, results also showed that persons who endorsed more experiential avoidance had sought help more often than those who endorsed less experiential avoidance. The implications of the current findings, as well as suggestions for future research, are discussed. 2011 English text Xavier University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396714217 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396714217 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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