Comparison of resilience, self-compassion and experiences of early abuse in students with and without self-harming behaviors

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1 . Master of General Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

Abstract

Introductoin: This study aimed to compare resilience, self-compassion, and experiences of early abuse in students with and without self-harm behaviors.
Method: This descriptive study was performed with a causal-comparative design. The statistical population of this study consists of all undergraduate students studying at the University of Guilan in the academic year 2021-2021. The study participants were 115 students with, and 130 students without self-harm behaviors who were identified and selected among the students through the self-harm questionnaire of Sanson et al. (With a score of 5). Research data using the self-harm questionnaire of Sanson et al. (1998), Wagnild's (2009) short form of resilience scale, Raes et al.'s (2010) short form of self-compassion scale, Karami et al.'s (2019) short form of Dura et al.'s (2006) Psychiatric Symptoms questionnaire was collected. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyze the data.
Results: Based on the results, students have significant differences in the variables of resilience, self-compassion, and experiences of early abuse (P <0.05). In the other words, in this research, students with self-harm behaviors have less resilience and self-compassion and experiences of early abuse. Self-harmer people have self-management, meaning in life, self-kindness, common human experiences, less mindfulness and self-judgment, over-identification, isolation, experiences of physical and verbal abuse, and more neglect than non-self-harmer people.
Discussion and Conclusion: Considering the research findings and low levels of resilience and self-compassion in students with a history of self-harm, it is suggested that programs and workshops in university counseling centers teach the method of Self-management, increase resilience, and increase self-compassion to prevent self-harm behaviors. Findings indicate that there are more experiences of early abuse in students with self-harm, therefore, it is suggested that measures be taken to review the mental health record of students and provide medical services to people with experiences of early abuse.

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