RT Article
T1 Crazy, weak, and incompetent: a directed content analysis of self-injury stigma experiences
JF Deviant behavior
VO 44
IS 2
SP 278
OP 295
A1 Staniland, Lexy
A2 Hasking, Penelope
A2 Lewis, Stephen P.
A2 Boyes, Mark
A2 Mirichlis, Sylvanna
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1856404323
AB Despite significant impacts to mental health and support-seeking, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) stigma remains under-studied and poorly understood. Recently, the NSSI Stigma Framework was proposed, conceptualizing NSSI stigma as comprising six constructs (origin, concealability, course, peril, aesthetics, disruptiveness) that manifest across four perspectives (public, self, anticipated, enacted). The present study investigated the extent to which this framework can account for individuals’ NSSI stigma experiences using a directed content analysis. Written responses from 99 university undergraduates (Mage = 21.5, SD = 3.7; 83.8% female) generated 731 data units for analysis, of which 299 (40.9%) were coded. Results demonstrated support for the public and enacted perspectives, with participants describing stigma experiences within friendships, families, schools, and workplaces. Data pointed to both direct and indirect experiences of public stigma, suggesting a more nuanced understanding of this perspective is required. While there was sufficient support for a majority of elements, more work is needed to verify the applicability of the self and anticipated perspectives. Our findings contribute to a growing body of research investigating NSSI stigma, and provide preliminary support for the utility of the NSSI Stigma Framework in identifying multiple facets of NSSI stigma. Implications for intervention and future research are discussed.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 293-295
K1 Selbstverletzendes Verhalten
K1 Stigmatisierung
K1 Psychische Gesundheit
K1 Persönlichkeit
DO 10.1080/01639625.2022.2038022