Self-injury, stigma, and identity

The Northern Ireland context

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2153348
AutoresMaggie Long (0000-0001-8762-0285, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume42
Fascículo3
Páginas313-328
Data de publicação2021-03-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.2019.1672851
OpenAlexW2979092693
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas61

Self-injury research has been located primarily in the disciplines of psychiatry and psychology however it is gaining increasing recognition as an interdisciplinary field, ripe with potential for sociological and psychosocial analysis. In this article, I revisit Goffman’s theory to explore retrospectively the dynamic nature of stigma and identity for people affected by self-injury in the socio- political context of Northern Ireland. Drawing on 30 in-depth interviews with people reporting a history of self-injury and practitioners in community roles who provide support to people that self-injure, I sought to understand their perspectives on the moral career of people who self-injure. This article provides insight into participants’ experiences of three intersecting phases in the lives of those who self-injure: engaging in self-injury; help-seeking interactions; and, recovery. I propose that developing critical understanding of social theory is paramount for self-injury interventions in practice, research, and policy

Aesthetics · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Geography · Identity (music · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Self · Social group · Social identity theory · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Gender Studies · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Traumatic Brain Injury Research