Differences between networks of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in medical students with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury

BACKGROUND: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is deliberate self-harm without the intent to die. NSSI is associated with mental health issues and has a higher prevalence among medical students. Understanding the cognitive emotion regulation strategies in NSSI is important for intervention and preventi...

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Main Authors: Reza Zadehparizi, Amir Sam Kianimoghadam
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Education and Health Promotion
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1621_23
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description BACKGROUND: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is deliberate self-harm without the intent to die. NSSI is associated with mental health issues and has a higher prevalence among medical students. Understanding the cognitive emotion regulation strategies in NSSI is important for intervention and prevention. Network analysis provides a holistic perspective on these strategies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Participants were 405 individuals (68.6% female) with a mean age of 22.7 years (standard deviation: 3.97, range: 17–55 years), recruited from Tehran, Iran. Upon conducting an initial screening, it was found that 68 individuals from our sample acknowledged a prior history of NSSI. RESULTS: A network analysis showed that that students with a history of NSSI perceived themselves to have difficulties in putting into perspective, positive reappraisal, and self-blame. Compared to students without NSSI, those with NSSI exhibited negative associations between putting into perspective and rumination (PIP__RUM: -0.240) and positive associations between positive refocusing and catastrophizing (PR__Catast: 0.61). CONCLUSIONS: This study discovered notable distinctions in the cognitive processing and coping strategies of medical students with and without a history of NSSI. These findings contribute to the existing literature on the link between cognitive-emotional processes and NSSI, informing the development of interventions to decrease such behaviors.
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spelling doaj-art-6516bcfae5314b93bc14d43a8f0755812025-08-20T01:55:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Education and Health Promotion2277-95312319-64402024-11-0113145745710.4103/jehp.jehp_1621_23Differences between networks of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in medical students with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injuryReza ZadehpariziAmir Sam KianimoghadamBACKGROUND: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is deliberate self-harm without the intent to die. NSSI is associated with mental health issues and has a higher prevalence among medical students. Understanding the cognitive emotion regulation strategies in NSSI is important for intervention and prevention. Network analysis provides a holistic perspective on these strategies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Participants were 405 individuals (68.6% female) with a mean age of 22.7 years (standard deviation: 3.97, range: 17–55 years), recruited from Tehran, Iran. Upon conducting an initial screening, it was found that 68 individuals from our sample acknowledged a prior history of NSSI. RESULTS: A network analysis showed that that students with a history of NSSI perceived themselves to have difficulties in putting into perspective, positive reappraisal, and self-blame. Compared to students without NSSI, those with NSSI exhibited negative associations between putting into perspective and rumination (PIP__RUM: -0.240) and positive associations between positive refocusing and catastrophizing (PR__Catast: 0.61). CONCLUSIONS: This study discovered notable distinctions in the cognitive processing and coping strategies of medical students with and without a history of NSSI. These findings contribute to the existing literature on the link between cognitive-emotional processes and NSSI, informing the development of interventions to decrease such behaviors.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1621_23emotion regulationmedicalpsychological modelsself-injurious behaviorstudents
spellingShingle Reza Zadehparizi
Amir Sam Kianimoghadam
Differences between networks of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in medical students with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury
Journal of Education and Health Promotion
emotion regulation
medical
psychological models
self-injurious behavior
students
title Differences between networks of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in medical students with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury
title_full Differences between networks of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in medical students with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury
title_fullStr Differences between networks of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in medical students with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury
title_full_unstemmed Differences between networks of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in medical students with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury
title_short Differences between networks of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in medical students with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury
title_sort differences between networks of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in medical students with and without a history of non suicidal self injury
topic emotion regulation
medical
psychological models
self-injurious behavior
students
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1621_23
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