Some research suggests that suicidal ideation and attempt among adolescents may be contagious – that is adolescents who are exposed to peers’ suicidal behaviour are more likely to experience suicidal… Click to show full abstract
Some research suggests that suicidal ideation and attempt among adolescents may be contagious – that is adolescents who are exposed to peers’ suicidal behaviour are more likely to experience suicidal ideation or attempt suicide themselves. Less is known about the potential contagion effect of non‐suicidal self‐injury (NSSI). Our objective was to determine whether knowledge of a friend's NSSI is associated with adolescent's own non‐suicidal self‐injury and suicidal behaviours.
               
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