Social connectedness, stressful life events, and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors among young adults

Preventing self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) is particularly challenging on commuter campuses, given lower social cohesion and higher levels of stress than among traditional college populations. The present study examined the relationship between stressful life events (SLEs) and risk for different forms of SITBs, along with the potential buffering role of social connectedness, in a diverse sample of young adults from a commuter college.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - September 18, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Natalia Macrynikola, Regina Miranda, Ariella Soffer Source Type: research