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A preliminary investigation into counselling student attitudes towards self-harming behaviour
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Fox, Claudine (2016) A preliminary investigation into counselling student attitudes towards self-harming behaviour. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 16 (2). pp. 119-122. doi:10.1002/capr.12063 ISSN 14733145.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12063
Abstract
Aim
This article reports an exploratory study that investigated the attitudes of counselling students towards self-harm.
Method
A total of 76 counselling students were presented with short scenarios describing an individual who engaged in self-cutting, self-poisoning and unspecified self-harm. Attitudes were measured using the Attitudes towards Mental Illness Questionnaire (AMIQ; Luty et al., 2006).
Results
Overall, counselling students demonstrated a positive response to self-harm. Significant differences in attitude according to type of self-harm were also evident. Participants were significantly less positive towards self-poisoning than self-cutting or unspecified self-harm. Attitudes towards self-cutting and unspecified self-harm were not differentiated.
Conclusions
Findings suggest counselling student attitudes towards self-harm are worthy of further investigation. Potential implications for counselling training, professional practice and stigma reduction are discussed.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Counselling and Psychotherapy Research | ||||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell | ||||||
ISSN: | 14733145 | ||||||
Official Date: | June 2016 | ||||||
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Volume: | 16 | ||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 119-122 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1002/capr.12063 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 14 September 2021 |
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