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Intentional Self-Injury as a Barrier to Help-Seeking in a College Population
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Shouse, Anna Sofie
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Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2011, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Abstract
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.
Committee
Nicholas L. Salsman, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Chair)
Christine M. Dacey, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Member)
W. Michael Nelson III, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Member)
Pages
119 p.
Subject Headings
Clinical Psychology
Keywords
self-mutilation
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undergraduates
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help-seeking behavior
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distress
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Shouse, A. S. (2011).
Intentional Self-Injury as a Barrier to Help-Seeking in a College Population
[Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396714217
APA Style (7th edition)
Shouse, Anna.
Intentional Self-Injury as a Barrier to Help-Seeking in a College Population.
2011. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396714217.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Shouse, Anna. "Intentional Self-Injury as a Barrier to Help-Seeking in a College Population." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396714217
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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