Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in the Media
By Amanda Purington, M.P.S., and Janis Whitlock, Ph.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 17, Number 1, 2010, Pages 11-13, Item# A171-Purington
Send this page to a friendNon-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a common and increasingly prevalent maladaptive coping method, often used by adolescents. The role of the media in the transmission of NSSI acceptance and adoption in mainstream culture is explored in this article. The increasing reach of the media, the particular susceptibility of adolescent and young adults to it, and the growing presence of NSSI content in media is examined. Mechanisms for media influence, as well as a brief review of an approach to counter them by promoting the development of media literacy skills, are included.
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Adolescent Self-Injury
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 17, Number 1, 2010
When young people commit self-injury, it is often difficult for adults to know what to do. In this issue we explore the latest research- and evidence-based knowledge in understanding and responding to adolescent self-injury. Information includes the primary differences between self-injury and suicide, how this behavior is spread through the media, and how schools, school personnel, and therapists can best respond.
This issue also featured these articles:
- Collaborative Strengths-Based Brief Therapy with Self-Injuring Adolescents and Their Families, Pages 18-20
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents, Pages 3-7
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in the Media, Pages 11-13
- School Response to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, Pages 14-17
- Untangling a Complex Web: How Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempts Differ, Pages 8-10
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