Affect Regulation as a Mediator of Attachment and Deliberate Self-Harm
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Abstract
The authors used structural equation modeling to test the mediational role of affect regulation on attachment and deliberate self-harm in 216 undergraduates. Results suggest that affect regulation mediates the relationship between attachment and deliberate self-harm, providing support for the theoretical importance of attachment and affect regulation in the etiology of self-harm behaviors. Accordingly, attachment styles should be considered when providing clinical assistance to college students in an effort to improve affect regulation and to treat deliberate self-harm.
Recommended Citation
Diddams, Margaret and Kimball, Joan, "Affect Regulation as a Mediator of Attachment and Deliberate Self-Harm" (2007). SPU Works. 51.
https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/works/51