Adolescents' Non-suicidal Behavior and Perception of Parents' Negative Emotional Expression and Family Communication

NCT06290115 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: 202301
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 324
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The starting point of this project is to study young people and adolescents, aiming to explore the correlation between non-suicidal behavior of young people and adolescents and the negative emotional expression of their parents and family communication. The purpose of this project is to investigate the non-suicidal self-injury behavior of teenagers aged 15-25 years by issuing questionnaires (sample size: 327 people). In order to find out whether there is any connection between family communication and non-suicidal self-injury behavior of young people and adolescents.

Conditions

Adolescents

Keywords

Adolescents and Young Adults; Non-suicidal self-injury; Parental emotional expressivity; Family communication patterns

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Non-suicidal self-injury behavior of young people and adolescents

  There are 28 items in the Ottawa Self-injury Inventory, which are used to evaluate the frequency of NSSI and suicide in the last 1, 6 and 12 months, the age of first onset, the source and concealment of self-injury ideas, and the feeling of self-injury impulse.

  Baseline

• Expression of negative emotions of parents

  There are 40 items in the Parental Emotional Expression Questionnaire, which is used to measure parents' negative emotions. The scale adopts system, and the higher the dimension score, the greater the possibility of negative emotions.

  Baseline

• Parent-Adolescent communication scale

  There are 40 items in the parent-Adolescent communication scale, which is used to measure parent-child communication. The scale adopts Likert 5-point system, and the higher the score, the better the parent-child communication.

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Childhood Trauma Questionnaire

  Baseline

• Parental Bongding Instrument

  Baseline

• The parent-child relationship intimacy scale

  Baseline

Study Arms (3)

Case group: NSSI patient group

1. Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria in DSM-5 and are clinically diagnosed as NSSI; 2. Age range: 15-25 years old; 3. Clear consciousness, normal speech function, able to communicate in Chinese and reading chinese;

Other: Questionnaires set 1

Control group 1: non-NSSI patients

1. psychiatric outpatients or inpatients can read and understand the contents of the questionnaire; 2. Patients who do not meet the diagnostic criteria in DSM-5 and are clinically diagnosed as NSSI. 3. Age range: 15-25 years old; 4. Clear consciousness, normal speech function, able to communicate in Chinese and reading chinese;

Other: Questionnaires set 2

Control group 2: healthy group

1. No mental illness; 2. Age range: 15-25 years old; 3. Clear consciousness, normal speech function, able to communicate in Chinese and reading chinese;

Other: Questionnaires set 3

Interventions

Questionnaires set 1 OTHER

Participants of case group will be asked to respond to the demographic information，the Family Emotional Expressivity Questionnaire（FEEQ）、the Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale（PACS）、the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire（CTQ）、the Parental Bongding Instrument（PBI）、the Adolescent parent-child relationship intimacy questionnaire and the Ottawa Self-injury Inventory（OSI）.

Case group: NSSI patient group

Questionnaires set 2 OTHER

Participants of control group 1 will be asked to respond to the demographic information，the Family Emotional Expressivity Questionnaire（FEEQ）、the Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale（PACS）、the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire（CTQ）、the Parental Bongding Instrument（PBI） and the Adolescent parent-child relationship intimacy questionnaire.

Control group 1: non-NSSI patients

Questionnaires set 3 OTHER

Participants of control group 2 will be asked to respond to the demographic information，the Family Emotional Expressivity Questionnaire（FEEQ）、the Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale（PACS）、the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire（CTQ）、the Parental Bongding Instrument（PBI） and the Adolescent parent-child relationship intimacy questionnaire.

Control group 2: healthy group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The group of adolescents and young adults diagnosed as NSSI, and the control group includes adolescents and young adults with other mental diseases other than NSSI, healthy adolescents and young adults.

You may qualify if:

• Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria in DSM-5 and are clinically diagnosed as NSSI;
• Age range: 15-25 years old;
• Clear consciousness, normal speech function, able to communicate in Chinese and reading chinese;

You may not qualify if:

• Users with organic diseases and psychoactive substances;
• NSSI； caused by autism, TIC disorder, mental retardation and other emotional instability and bad mood;
• Religious self-injury or customary self-injury;
• Patients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, alcohol dependence, organic mental disorder and other mental disorders have been previously diagnosed.
• Control group 1: Non-NSSI patients
• Psychiatric outpatients or inpatients can read and understand the contents of the questionnaire;
• Patients who do not meet the diagnostic criteria in DSM-5 and are clinically diagnosed as NSSI.
• Age range: 15-25 years old;
• Patients and/or guardians can give informed consent and participate in this study.
• Patients whose illness causes them unable to communicate or fill out questionnaires;
• Non-serious mental diseases, such as schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
• Control group 2: Healthy group
• No mental illness;
• Age range: 15-25 years old;
• Clear consciousness, normal speech function, able to communicate in Chinese and reading chinese;

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sun Yat-sen University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Self-Injurious Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Wei Xia, PhD

  Sun Yat-sen University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

wei Xia, PhD

CONTACT

18823359471; xiaw23@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Yang Liu, Master

CONTACT

13602299935; nancy_a@126.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: associate professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 26, 2024
• First Posted: March 4, 2024
• Study Start: April 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: October 31, 2024
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: March 13, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share