Self-harm in childhood, adolescence and adulthood: Associations with trauma, aggressiveness and emotional reactivity

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00023731

Enrollment

Registered

2021-01-05

Start date

2021-04-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

non-suicidal self-harming behaviour in childhood, adolescence and adulthood traumatic and stressful experiences in childhood and adolescence Aggressiveness, emotional reactivity and depressive states in young adulthood

Interventions

Group 1: Students with non-suicidal self-injuring behavior exclusively in adolescence Group 2: Students with non-suicidal self-injurious behavior in adolescence continued in young adulthood

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The participants should have shown and/or currently show self-harming behavior in the course of their lives. A further inclusion criterion is a sufficient understanding of the German language.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not allowed to participate are persons who have not yet shown any self-harming behaviour in the course of their lives and/or are currently showing it.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The study will examine differences between students who injured themselves only in adolescence and those who continue to show NSSI in young adulthood. The differences regarding traumatic or stressful experiences in childhood and adolescence and factors of aggression, emotional reactivity and depressive states in adulthood will be analyzed. The used questionnaires are listed below. - Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ: Bernstein et al., 1994; Bernstein et al., 1998) - Survey of stressful events and coping strategies in relation to childhood and adolescence: These are self-constructed items that capture important stress factors and coping strategies in childhood and adolescence (Lohaus et al., 2006; Torres et al., 2009) - Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory (DSHI: Fly & Kocalevent, 2015) - Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation (FASM: Lloyd, Kelley and Hope, 1997; Lloyd-Richardson et al., 2007) (German version, Koenig et al., 2017) - Aggression Questionnaire (AQ: Werner & Collani, 2004) - Emotion Reactivity Scale (ERS: Nock et al., 2008) (German version, translation at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Regensburg by Götz and Kandsperger, 2020) - Patient Health Questionnaire (short form) (PHQ-9: Gräfe et al., 2004)	—

Measure

Time frame

The study will examine differences between students who injured themselves only in adolescence and those who continue to show NSSI in young adulthood. The differences regarding traumatic or stressful experiences in childhood and adolescence and factors of aggression, emotional reactivity and depressive states in adulthood will be analyzed. The used questionnaires are listed below. - Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ: Bernstein et al., 1994; Bernstein et al., 1998) - Survey of stressful events and coping strategies in relation to childhood and adolescence: These are self-constructed items that capture important stress factors and coping strategies in childhood and adolescence (Lohaus et al., 2006; Torres et al., 2009) - Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory (DSHI: Fly & Kocalevent, 2015) - Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation (FASM: Lloyd, Kelley and Hope, 1997; Lloyd-Richardson et al., 2007) (German version, Koenig et al., 2017) - Aggression Questionnaire (AQ: Werner & Collani, 2004) - Emotion Reactivity Scale (ERS: Nock et al., 2008) (German version, translation at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Regensburg by Götz and Kandsperger, 2020) - Patient Health Questionnaire (short form) (PHQ-9: Gräfe et al., 2004)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Furthermore, the correlations between traumatic and stressful experiences in childhood and adolescence with the NSSI score is considered. Additionally, correlations of the NSSI score with aggressiveness and emotional reactivity in adulthood will be analyzed.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactRomuald Brunner

Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie der Universität Regensburg am Bezirksklinikum Regensburg

Romuald.Brunner@medbo.de+49 (0) 941 / 941-4001

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026