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The inter-connections between self-harm and aggressive behaviours: A general network analysis study of dual harm

Dual harm is the co-occurrence of self-harm and aggression during an individual’s lifetime. This behaviour is especially prevalent within criminal justice and forensic settings. The forms of aggression that should be included in the definition of dual harm have not yet been established. This study a...

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Autores principales: Shafti, Matina, Steeg, Sarah, de Beurs, Derek, Pratt, Daniel, Forrester, Andrew, Webb, Roger T., Taylor, Peter James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9354883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35935416
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.953764
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author Shafti, Matina
Steeg, Sarah
de Beurs, Derek
Pratt, Daniel
Forrester, Andrew
Webb, Roger T.
Taylor, Peter James
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description Dual harm is the co-occurrence of self-harm and aggression during an individual’s lifetime. This behaviour is especially prevalent within criminal justice and forensic settings. The forms of aggression that should be included in the definition of dual harm have not yet been established. This study aimed to use network analysis to inform an evidence-based definition of dual harm by assessing the relationship between self-harm and different forms of aggressive behaviour in young people (N = 3,579). We used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Results revealed low correlations between the variables, leading to sparse network models with weak connections. We found that when separated into their distinct forms, aggressive acts and self-harm are only weakly correlated. Our work provides preliminary evidence to assist in understanding and managing dual harm within clinical and forensic settings and informs recommendations for future research.
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spelling pubmed-93548832022-08-06 The inter-connections between self-harm and aggressive behaviours: A general network analysis study of dual harm Shafti, Matina Steeg, Sarah de Beurs, Derek Pratt, Daniel Forrester, Andrew Webb, Roger T. Taylor, Peter James Front Psychiatry Psychiatry Dual harm is the co-occurrence of self-harm and aggression during an individual’s lifetime. This behaviour is especially prevalent within criminal justice and forensic settings. The forms of aggression that should be included in the definition of dual harm have not yet been established. This study aimed to use network analysis to inform an evidence-based definition of dual harm by assessing the relationship between self-harm and different forms of aggressive behaviour in young people (N = 3,579). We used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Results revealed low correlations between the variables, leading to sparse network models with weak connections. We found that when separated into their distinct forms, aggressive acts and self-harm are only weakly correlated. Our work provides preliminary evidence to assist in understanding and managing dual harm within clinical and forensic settings and informs recommendations for future research. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9354883/ /pubmed/35935416 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.953764 Text en Copyright © 2022 Shafti, Steeg, de Beurs, Pratt, Forrester, Webb and Taylor. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Shafti, Matina
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Pratt, Daniel
Forrester, Andrew
Webb, Roger T.
Taylor, Peter James
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title_short The inter-connections between self-harm and aggressive behaviours: A general network analysis study of dual harm
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topic Psychiatry
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9354883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35935416
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.953764
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