Relationship between Family Function and Adolescent Self-Injury: The Mediating Role of Regulatory Emotional Self-efficacy and Rumination

Abstract

Based on the developmental assets framework and the emotional cascade model, this study explores the relationship between family function and adolescent self-harm, as well as the mediating role of regulatory emotional self-efficacy and rumination. 682 adolescents were recruited to participate in this study with Family Assessment Device, Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale, Rumination Response Scale-Chinese Version, Adolescents Self-Harm Scale. The results showed that: (1) family function had a significant negative impact on adolescent self-injury; (2) family function predicted adolescent self-injury through the mediating effect of rumination; (3) family function predicted adolescent self-injury through the chain mediating effect of emotional regulation self-efficacy and rumination. These findings contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of self-injury. They have implications for the prevention and intervention of self-injury.