Mediating effects of self-esteem in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents: The roles of sex and only-child status

Shanshan Wang, Huiqiong Xu, Shichen Zhang, Yuhui Wan and Fangbiao Tao

Social Science & Medicine, 2020, vol. 249, issue C

Abstract: Although childhood maltreatment is known to be associated with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), few studies have investigated the mediating effect of self-esteem on this relationship. Additionally, it is unknown whether the impacts vary by sex or only-child status.

Keywords: Childhood maltreatment; Self-esteem; Non-suicidal self-injury; Sex; Only child (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112847

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