Child Abuse and Neglect, 35(3), March 2011, pp.210-219.
Publisher:
Elsevier
The aim of this study was to examine the indirect effects of sexual abuse and family conflict and/or violence on substance use and self-harming behaviour through the emotional reactions of anger and depressed mood. A cross-sectional national survey of over 9,000 16-19 year old students attending high schools in Iceland was conducted, using anonymous questionnaires administered by teachers. Participants reported frequency of sexual abuse, family conflict and/or violence, self-injurious behaviour, substance use, depressed mood, and anger. The results showed that sexual abuse and family conflict and/or violence had direct effects on self-injurious behaviour and substance use among both genders, and that their indirect effects on self-harming behaviour were twice as strong through depressed mood as through anger. The authors discuss the findings and conclude that the findings suggest that depressed mood among stressed adolescents generally does not create a disposition for substance use, unless it is accompanied by anger, but that depressed mood is an important mediator between stressful life events and self-injurious behaviour.
The aim of this study was to examine the indirect effects of sexual abuse and family conflict and/or violence on substance use and self-harming behaviour through the emotional reactions of anger and depressed mood. A cross-sectional national survey of over 9,000 16-19 year old students attending high schools in Iceland was conducted, using anonymous questionnaires administered by teachers. Participants reported frequency of sexual abuse, family conflict and/or violence, self-injurious behaviour, substance use, depressed mood, and anger. The results showed that sexual abuse and family conflict and/or violence had direct effects on self-injurious behaviour and substance use among both genders, and that their indirect effects on self-harming behaviour were twice as strong through depressed mood as through anger. The authors discuss the findings and conclude that the findings suggest that depressed mood among stressed adolescents generally does not create a disposition for substance use, unless it is accompanied by anger, but that depressed mood is an important mediator between stressful life events and self-injurious behaviour.
Subject terms:
self-harm, sexual abuse, stress, substance misuse, young people, aggression, depression, domestic violence, families;
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (The), 18(2), June 2007, pp.266-275.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
The aim of this paper is to investigate the association between an alleged false confession during custodial interrogation and reported adverse life events, substance abuse problems, self-harm behaviour, and previous psychological/psychiatric treatment. A total of 1896 students in further education in Iceland (aged 15 - 24 years), who had reported an experience of police interrogation, completed
The aim of this paper is to investigate the association between an alleged false confession during custodial interrogation and reported adverse life events, substance abuse problems, self-harm behaviour, and previous psychological/psychiatric treatment. A total of 1896 students in further education in Iceland (aged 15 - 24 years), who had reported an experience of police interrogation, completed a detailed questionnaire about their background, substance abuse, and psychological/psychiatric treatment. Of the 1896 participants, 138 (7.3%) claimed to have made a false confession to the police. Out of 27 variables entered into a logistic regression analysis, eight significant predictor variables were identified in the model. These were largely associated with multiple victimisation (e.g., bullying, death of a significant other, being a victim of violence) and substance abuse (i.e., having attended substance abuse treatment, use of LSD). The findings suggest that multiple exposures to unpleasant or traumatic life events are associated with the reporting of false confessions during interrogation.