1. Applying social cognitive theory to nonsuicidal self-injury: Interactions between expectancy beliefs.
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Dawkins, Jessica C., Hasking, Penelope A., and Boyes, Mark E.
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SOCIAL learning theory , *HEALTH outcome assessment , *SELF-efficacy , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *CHI-squared test , *SELF-mutilation ,RISK factors of self-injurious behavior - Abstract
Objective A measure was recently developed which assesses self-efficacy to resist NSSI across differing contexts. The aim of this study was to examine how self-efficacy to resist NSSI across contexts interacts with NSSI-related outcome expectancies when differentiating NSSI history. Participant: 501 Australian college students aged 17–40 years (M = 21.21, SD = 2.36). Method: Participants completed online questionnaires. Results: Self-efficacy to resist NSSI when in contexts considered to be protective or of high risk moderated the relationships between NSSI-related outcome expectancies and recent engagement in NSSI. Participants who expected NSSI to result in communication were more likely to have recently engaged in NSSI if they held weak self-efficacy to resist NSSI in protective contexts. Expecting NSSI to result in diminished self-worth was protective against weak self-efficacy to resist NSSI. Conclusion: Results support the application of Social Cognitive Theory to NSSI and provide future avenues for exploring NSSI-specific cognitions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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