Statistical indirect associations of sleep disturbance and GAD symptoms in the relationship between childhood trauma and non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents with depression
Heng Shao, Ziqiu Xie, Yalu Wu, Tingting Yang, Mengzhu Zhang, Kongliang He · 2026
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Heng Shao and colleagues study pathways from childhood trauma to self-injury in teenagers with depression in a 2026 survey. Non-suicidal self-injury is a known risk in this group, but the steps between early trauma and later self-harm were unclear. The team surveyed 2308 adolescents treated at 12 psychiatric hospitals in China.
Teenagers who self-injured scored higher on trauma, sleep disturbance, and anxiety measures than those who did not. Trauma scores tracked with self-injury severity, poor sleep, and anxiety. Mediation tests found indirect paths running through sleep disturbance and anxiety, alone and in sequence. Emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and physical neglect each stayed linked to self-injury severity in adjusted models.
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| CREATOR | Heng Shao, Ziqiu Xie, Yalu Wu, Tingting Yang, Mengzhu Zhang, Kongliang He |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51054 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |