Gratitude buffers the effects of stressful life events and deviant peer affiliation on adolescents’ non-suicidal self-injury
Although stressful life events have been shown to be a key risk factor for adolescent NSSI, the potential mediators and moderators of this relationship are unclear. Based on the social development theory and the organism-environment interaction model, we tested whether the link between stressful lif...
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| author | Chang Wei Chang Wei Yu Wang Tao Ma Qiang Zou Qian Xu Huixing Lu Zhiyong Li Chengfu Yu |
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| description | Although stressful life events have been shown to be a key risk factor for adolescent NSSI, the potential mediators and moderators of this relationship are unclear. Based on the social development theory and the organism-environment interaction model, we tested whether the link between stressful life events and adolescent NSSI was explained in part by deviant peer affiliation, and whether this process was buffered by gratitude. Chinese adolescents (N = 854; Mage = 16.35; 68.50% female) anonymously completed questionnaires to assess the study variables. The present study demonstrated that stressful life events was linked to NSSI in part because of deviant peer affiliation, and high gratitude was a key protective factor to buffer this indirect effect. Teaching gratitude may be a helpful component of prevention and intervention programs to reduce adolescent NSSI. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40f04b2f235c460296485a2f54673de32022-12-22T02:00:21ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-09-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.939974939974Gratitude buffers the effects of stressful life events and deviant peer affiliation on adolescents’ non-suicidal self-injuryChang Wei0Chang Wei1Yu Wang2Tao Ma3Qiang Zou4Qian Xu5Huixing Lu6Zhiyong Li7Chengfu Yu8Research Center for Rural Educational and Cultural Development of Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Hubei Province, School of Education, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, ChinaSchool of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaResearch Center for Rural Educational and Cultural Development of Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Hubei Province, School of Education, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, ChinaLiuxiang Junior High School, Zhuhai, ChinaResearch Center for Rural Educational and Cultural Development of Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Hubei Province, School of Education, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, ChinaResearch Center for Rural Educational and Cultural Development of Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Hubei Province, School of Education, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, ChinaResearch Center for Rural Educational and Cultural Development of Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Hubei Province, School of Education, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, ChinaCollege of Education Science, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, ChinaSchool of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, ChinaAlthough stressful life events have been shown to be a key risk factor for adolescent NSSI, the potential mediators and moderators of this relationship are unclear. Based on the social development theory and the organism-environment interaction model, we tested whether the link between stressful life events and adolescent NSSI was explained in part by deviant peer affiliation, and whether this process was buffered by gratitude. Chinese adolescents (N = 854; Mage = 16.35; 68.50% female) anonymously completed questionnaires to assess the study variables. The present study demonstrated that stressful life events was linked to NSSI in part because of deviant peer affiliation, and high gratitude was a key protective factor to buffer this indirect effect. Teaching gratitude may be a helpful component of prevention and intervention programs to reduce adolescent NSSI.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.939974/fullstressful life eventsgratitudedeviant peer affiliationnon-suicidal self-injuryadolescents |
| spellingShingle | Chang Wei Chang Wei Yu Wang Tao Ma Qiang Zou Qian Xu Huixing Lu Zhiyong Li Chengfu Yu Gratitude buffers the effects of stressful life events and deviant peer affiliation on adolescents’ non-suicidal self-injury Frontiers in Psychology stressful life events gratitude deviant peer affiliation non-suicidal self-injury adolescents |
| title | Gratitude buffers the effects of stressful life events and deviant peer affiliation on adolescents’ non-suicidal self-injury |
| title_full | Gratitude buffers the effects of stressful life events and deviant peer affiliation on adolescents’ non-suicidal self-injury |
| title_fullStr | Gratitude buffers the effects of stressful life events and deviant peer affiliation on adolescents’ non-suicidal self-injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gratitude buffers the effects of stressful life events and deviant peer affiliation on adolescents’ non-suicidal self-injury |
| title_short | Gratitude buffers the effects of stressful life events and deviant peer affiliation on adolescents’ non-suicidal self-injury |
| title_sort | gratitude buffers the effects of stressful life events and deviant peer affiliation on adolescents non suicidal self injury |
| topic | stressful life events gratitude deviant peer affiliation non-suicidal self-injury adolescents |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.939974/full |
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