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        1 - Self- harm Behavior Affected by Mentalization and Family Relationships in high school Girl's Adolescents 14-18 years old (Qualitative Research)
        fariba karimi kiiumars farahbakhsh abdoallah moatamedi Hossein Salimi
        AbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the self-harm behavior caused by the state of mentalization and family relationships in adolescent girls in the city of Avan. The study was conducted using qualitative method and grounded theory of the theory with sem More
        AbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the self-harm behavior caused by the state of mentalization and family relationships in adolescent girls in the city of Avan. The study was conducted using qualitative method and grounded theory of the theory with semi-structured interviews. The survey was performed on 9 adolescents 14-18 years old with self-harm behavior that were selected using purposeful sampling method.Based on the findings, a set of factors such as vulnerable emotions, auto-mentality, stress and irritability, weakness in emotional management, tendency to relieve and calm, intentionality, low flexibility, and signs of depression have played a role in self-harm. Also, factors such as lack of intimacy, independence, security, confidence, empathy, support and understanding between the parents and the child have created self-harm. both of which are components of mentalization. The most important consequences are patterning for peers, academic failure, the occurrence of mental and physical problems, the field of escape from home and the field of suicide attempt.  Manuscript profile
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        2 - investigate the role of loneliness and psychological distress in predicting self-harm behaviors in runaway girls
        somayeh sabaghi renani
        The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of loneliness and psychological distress in predicting self-harm behaviors in adolescent girls with a history of running away from home. This research was a descriptive and correlational type of research. The statist More
        The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of loneliness and psychological distress in predicting self-harm behaviors in adolescent girls with a history of running away from home. This research was a descriptive and correlational type of research. The statistical population of the current research was girls who referred to the social emergency of Isfahan city in the first half of 2023, and 92 people were selected by purposive sampling. The research tools include the self-harm questionnaire (Sanson, Yederman and Sanso, 1998), the emotional social loneliness questionnaire for adults (DiTomaso, Brannen and Best, 2004) which includes 3 subscales (family loneliness, romantic loneliness, social loneliness), psychological distress questionnaire. Psychological (Laviband and Laviband, 1995) which included 3 subscales (anxiety, depression, stress). In order to analyze the data, Pearson's correlation test and simultaneous regression were used. In this study, the average age of the participants was 15.95 and the standard deviation was 1.4. The findings showed that the feeling of loneliness and psychological distress has a positive and significant relationship with self-harm behaviors (P<0.05). The results showed that Mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, and stress, which are now very common, cause self-harm and self-harm behaviors in teenagers, and on the other hand, feelings of loneliness, especially family and social loneliness, can lead to self-harming behaviors in teenagers. So that teenagers feel calm after self-injury. Manuscript profile