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Acta Psychologica Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (5): 515-526.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1041.2021.00515

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How interpersonal factors impact the co-development of depression and non-suicidal self-injury in Chinese early adolescents

HUANG Yuancheng, ZHAO Qingling, LI Caina()   

  1. Shaanxi Normal University Branch of Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality at Beijing Normal University, Xi’an 710062, China
  • Received:2020-08-13 Published:2021-05-25 Online:2021-03-29
  • Contact: LI Caina E-mail:chinali7371@163.com
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the Research Program Funds of the Collaborative Innovation Center Assessment toward Basic Education Quality at Beijing Normal University(2020-05-0033-BZPK01)

Abstract:

The independent and joint developmental trajectories of depression and self-injury were investigated in 859 junior middle school students by 3-year longitudinal measurements. Furthermore, the current study examined the role of three kinds of important interpersonal relationships (parent-child relationship, peer relationship, and teacher-student relationship) in the co-development of depression and self-injury. The results indicated that there were 4 and 3 heterogeneous developmental trajectories of depression and self-injury in early adolescence, respectively. The joint developmental trajectories of the two include “Low-depression low-self-injury stable,” “Low-depression low-self-injury increase,” and “Moderate-depression moderate-self-injury decrease.” Parental psychological control and peer acceptance were risk and protective factors for early adolescent depression and self-injury, respectively.

Key words: early adolescents, depressed mood, non-suicidal self-injury, joint trajectories, interpersonal relations