Rejection sensitivity and adolescent non ‐suicidal self‐injury: Mediation through depressive symptoms and moderation by fear of self‐compassion

ConclusionsThese findings highlight the need to address adolescents' rejection sensitivity, depressive symptoms, and fear of self ‐compassion in preventing and intervening NSSI.Practitioner points Focusing on rejection sensitivity might help understand the relationships between intra ‐ and interpersonal distress and NSSI. The findings of this study evidenced the risk effect of adolescents' rejection sensitivity on NSSI and the partial mediation of depressive symptoms in the link. Targeting adolescents' rejection sensitivity will be beneficial in developing NSSI‐related preve ntion and intervention programs. This study also found that adolescents' fear of self‐compassion magnified the associations between rejection sensitivity, depressive symptoms, and NSSI. It suggests that targeting adolescent's fear of self‐compassion will also be beneficial.
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research