Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Esther Calvete, Izaskun Orue, Leire Aizpuru and Hardin Brotherton
Universidad de Deusto
Background: This study examined the prevalence, characteristics and functions of Non-suicidal Self-injury (NSSI) among Spanish adolescents. Method: The sample consisted of 1,864 adolescents aged between 12 and 19 years (Mean Age = 15.32, SD = 1.97, 51.45% girls). The participants completed a modified version of the self-report scale Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation (FASM; Lloyd, Kelley, & Hope, 1997) to assess rates and methods of NSSI used during the last 12 months. They also indicated the functions of NSSI. Results: NSSI behaviors are common among Spanish adolescents. More than half of the sample showed such behavior in the past year, and 32.2% had carried out severe NSSI behaviors. The functions of NSSI were examined by using confirmatory factor analyses. Results supported a hierarchical model consisting of two second-order factors: automatic reinforcement, which explained both positive and negative automatic reinforcement, and social reinforcement, which explained both positive and negative social reinforcement. Conclusions: These dimensions are critical to understand the factors that maintain NSSI behavior and have implications for treatments.
Prevalencia y funciones de autolesiones no suicidas en adolescentes españoles. Antecedentes: este estudio examinó la prevalencia, características y funciones de las Autolesiones No Suicidas (ANS) entre adolescentes españoles. Método: la muestra estuvo conformada por 1.864 adolescentes de edades comprendidas entre los 12 y los 19 años (Edad media = 15,32; SD = 1,97; 51,45% chicas). Los participantes completaron una versión modificada del autoinforme de evaluación funcional de la automutilación (FASM; Lloyd, Kelley y Hope, 1997) para evaluar las tasas y métodos de ANS utilizados durante los últimos 12 meses. También indicaron las funciones del ANS. Resultados: las ANS son comunes entre los adolescentes españoles. Más de la mitad de la muestra mostró tal comportamiento en el último año y el 32,2% había realizado conductas graves de ANS. Las funciones de ANS fueron examinadas utilizando análisis factorial confirmatorio. Los resultados apoyaron un modelo jerárquico consistente en dos factores de segundo orden: reforzamiento automático, que explica el refuerzo automático positivo y negativo, y el reforzamiento social, que explica el refuerzo social positivo y negativo. Conclusiones: estas dimensiones son fundamentales para comprender los factores que mantienen la conducta ANS y tienen implicaciones para los tratamientos.
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https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2014.262