Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between depression, hopelessness, problem-solving ability and self-harming behaviours amongst people with mild intellectual disabilities (IDs).
Methods: Thirty-six people with mild IDs (77.9% women, Mage = 31.77, SD = 10.73, MIQ = 62.65, SD = 5.74) who had a history of self-harm were recruited. Participants were asked to complete measures of depression, hopelessness and problem-solving ability.
Results: Cutting was most frequently observed, and depression was prevalent amongst the sample. There was a significant positive relationship between depression and hopelessness, while there was no significant relationship between self-harm and depression or hopelessness. Problem-solving ability explained 15% of the variance in self-harm scores.
Conclusions: Problem-solving ability appears to be associated with self-harming behaviours in people with mild IDs.
Methods: Thirty-six people with mild IDs (77.9% women, Mage = 31.77, SD = 10.73, MIQ = 62.65, SD = 5.74) who had a history of self-harm were recruited. Participants were asked to complete measures of depression, hopelessness and problem-solving ability.
Results: Cutting was most frequently observed, and depression was prevalent amongst the sample. There was a significant positive relationship between depression and hopelessness, while there was no significant relationship between self-harm and depression or hopelessness. Problem-solving ability explained 15% of the variance in self-harm scores.
Conclusions: Problem-solving ability appears to be associated with self-harming behaviours in people with mild IDs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 387-393 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 29 Apr 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 2016 |