Understanding deliberate self-harm in adult populations: an integrative review
| dc.contributor.author | Brekelmans, Stephanie | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Fries, Christopher (Sociology) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Ukasoanya, Grace (Education) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Tze, Virginia (Education) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-29T19:26:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-29T19:26:18Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2021-07-29 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | en_US |
| dc.date.submitted | 2021-04-30T02:55:05Z | en_US |
| dc.date.submitted | 2021-07-29T18:12:19Z | en_US |
| dc.degree.discipline | Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Education (M.Ed.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Self-harm is an important issue and is considered a significant public health problem, especially for adolescents (Cottrell, 2013; Mcmahon et al., 2013) and is arguably an important topic for adults. This study therefore looked at creating a more holistic understanding of self-harm in adult populations and examines if there are qualitative differences between adult and adolescent self-harm. This was done by conducting an integrative review on studies done on the topic of self-harm in community-based populations of adults between the years 2001 and 2020. The categories of interest consisted of: demographics; risk factors; motivators; techniques of self-injurious behaviour; social contagion; assessment; treatment; and prevention. After this, the results were compared to the results found in an integrative review on adolescent self-harm conducted by Wilkinson (2011) that encompassed studies done from 2001-2010, along with an update conducted during this study to encompass 2011-2020 to ensure comparability. An additional analysis was conducted to look at adult self-harm and the increasing presence of social media. Results show that self-harm is a relevant issue for adult populations in addition to adolescents. Also, even though there are similarities between self-harm in adolescence and adulthood, certain differences are also apparent. Finally, with the increasing use of technology, there is the potential for both harmful and helpful impacts on self-harm. To conclude, self-harm is a prevalent issue in adulthood and needs to be addressed specifically instead of treating it the same as it appears in adolescence. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2021 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/35763 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self-harm | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self-injury | en_US |
| dc.subject | Integrative review | en_US |
| dc.title | Understanding deliberate self-harm in adult populations: an integrative review | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |