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    A Preliminary Application of Social Cognitive Theory to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

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    Hasking, Penelope
    Rose, A.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Hasking, P. and Rose, A. 2016. A Preliminary Application of Social Cognitive Theory to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 45 (8): pp. 1560-1574.
    Source Title
    Journal of Youth and Adolescence
    DOI
    10.1007/s10964-016-0449-7
    ISSN
    0047-2891
    School
    School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44938
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Researchers have established a relationship between exposure to nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), and increased probability of engaging in the behavior, but few have endeavored to explain the mechanisms underlying the relationship. We drew on Social Cognitive Theory to argue that core cognitions, including NSSI outcome expectancies and self-efficacy expectancies, moderate this relationship. We also explored whether knowledge about NSSI and attitudes toward the behavior played a role in this relationship. A sample of 389 university students (73.1 % female, M age = 20.90, SD = 2.36), completed online questionnaires assessing the constructs of interest. Our findings support the application of Social Cognitive Theory to better understanding NSSI, with clear links between expectancies, self-efficacy and NSSI. Further, these cognitions moderated a number of exposure-NSSI relationships. Implications of these findings for theory, research and intervention are discussed.

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