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Formulation The Model of Self-Injurious Behaviors Based on The Experience of Childhood Trauma and Alexithymia With The Mediation Of Mentalization In Adolescents
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Maryam Farjami   , Zahra Farjami * , Aram Shakibaeinezhad , Leila Paeezy |
| Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran , zahrafarjami90@gmail.com |
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Introduction: The prevalence of Self-injury in adolescents is increasing and therefore it has become a widespread public health problem, and adolescents who self-harm are significantly at risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior. therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of formulation the model of self-injurious behaviors based on the experience of childhood trauma and alexithymia with the mediation of mentalization in adolescents.
Methods: The present research was correlation based on structural equations. The statistical population of the research was all teenagers in Tehran in 2023, among them 230 people were available for selection and Self-Harm Inventory (SHI), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ). For data analysis, Pearson correlation, structural equation modeling and SPSS-26 and AMOS-24 software were used.
Results: The results showed the direct effect of childhood trauma (T = 0.55, β = 2.20), alexithymia (β = 0.46, T = 2.55), mentalization (confidence component) (T = -9.58 β = -0.88) and mentalization (uncertainty component) (T = -0.6, β = 0.53) were significant on self-injurious behaviors. In addition, the indirect effect of childhood trauma on self-injurious behaviors through mentalization (confidence component) (P < 0.05, β = -0.41). Moreover, mentalization played a mediating role in the relationship between childhood trauma and alexithymia with self-injurious behaviors. The results also showed that the research variables explained a total of 71% of the variance of self-injurious behaviors.
Conclusions: Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that despite traumatic experiences in childhood and emotional dyslexia, teenagers will have the ability to regulate emotions if they acquire high psychological capacity and understanding and insight into their mental processes and self-control over internal processes. and they engage in self-harm behaviors less. Therefore, it is suggested to pay special attention to treatments based on emotion regulation and mentalization with the aim of reducing self-harm behaviors in teenagers.
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| Keywords: Self-Injurious, Experience of Childhood Trauma, alexithymia, Mentalization, Adolescents. |
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Type of Study: Applicable |
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Received: 2024/02/4 | Accepted: 2024/04/29 | Published: 2024/04/29 | ePublished: 2024/04/29
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