Investigating the "Self" in Deliberate Self-Harm

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4641502
AutoresJoanna Adams (Child & Family Consultation Service, South Essex NHS Trust, United Kingdom), María Rosa Ayerbe Iríbar (autor de correspondencia), Karen Rodham (0000-0002-5377-1998, University of Bath), Jeff Gavin (0000-0002-5580-276X, University of Bath)
Año2005
Volumen15
Número10
Páginas1293-1309
Fecha de publicación2005-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732305281761
PMID16263913
OpenAlexW16263913
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas19
Referencias citadas31

In this study, the authors explored how a group of young people aged 16 to 26 years (who identified themselves as having engaged in deliberate self-harm) made sense of the self by conducting two online focus groups and four e-mail interviews. They analyzed data using interpretive phenomenological analysis. The concept of validation was the primary means of making sense of the self and concerned the desire to be considered legitimate and of worth. This desire was clearly evident across three realms of conflict: (a) the intrinsic or extrinsic self, which marked the distinction between objective fact and subjective opinion; (b) the accepted or denied self; and (c) the notion of normality. It is possible that having one's denied self validated online might lead to an exacerbation of an individual's self-harming behavior. Further work is needed to explore the effects of online discussion forums on such taboo forms of behavior

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