The Impact of Social Contagion on Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: A Review of the Literature

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-19

  Jarvi, Stephanie ^a   Jackson, Benita ^b   Swenson, Lance ^a   Crawford, Heather ^b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; non suicidal self injury; prevention; psychoeducation; social contagion; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMITATION; MASS MEDIUM; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MASS MEDIA; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REINFORCEMENT, SOCIAL; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84873616807     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2013.748404     Document Type: Review

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