Emotion Regulation and Self-Harm Among Forensic Psychiatric Patients

Emotion regulation has been specifically linked to both non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and attempted suicide. It is also known that self-harm is disproportionally higher (30–68.4%) in forensic samples than in the general population, yet knowledge about the association between emotion regulation and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in psychology 2021-08, Vol.12, p.710751-710751
Hauptverfasser: Laporte, Natalie, Klein Tuente, Stéphanie, Ozolins, Andrejs, Westrin, Åsa, Westling, Sofie, Wallinius, Märta
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Zusammenfassung:Emotion regulation has been specifically linked to both non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and attempted suicide. It is also known that self-harm is disproportionally higher (30–68.4%) in forensic samples than in the general population, yet knowledge about the association between emotion regulation and self-harm in forensic settings is scarce. The purpose of this study was to describe emotion regulation in a sample of forensic psychiatric patients, to explore dimensions and levels of emotion regulation between forensic psychiatric patients with and without self-harm, and to explore associations between forensic psychiatric patients’ self-reported emotion regulation and self-reported functions of NSSI. A cohort of forensic psychiatric inpatients ( N =98) was consecutively recruited during 2016–2020 from a high-security forensic psychiatric clinic in Sweden. Data were collected through the self-report measures Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and Inventory of Statements About Self-injury (ISAS). In relation to the first aim, median total and subscales scores for DERS were reported. Results showed a statistically significant difference in emotion regulation between participants with and without self-harm ( p =0.004), with a medium effect size (Cohen’s d =0.65) for the DERS total scale. The DERS subscales returned large differences for Impulse ( p =0.001, d =0.86), Goals ( p =0.014, d =0.58), and Strategies ( p =0.012, d =0.54) between participants with and without self-harm. Finally, DERS scores were correlated with both the interpersonal ( r s =0.531, p
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.710751