Body image as a mediator of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J ^a   Brausch, Amy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Deliberate self harm; Non suicidal self injury

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTOMUTILATION; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEGATIVE AFFECT; NONSUICIDAL SELF INJURY; ONSET AGE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDERS; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84855578287     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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