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Abstract

Abstract
Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the predictors (conduct problems, hyperactivity, emotional problems, and poor peer interactions) of non-suicidal deliberate self-harm behaviors in a sample of adolescents.
Design: Correlational Study
Place and Duration of Study: Lahore, Pakistan
Subject and Method: The sample included 250 adolescents from 6th to 10th grade classes with ages between 11 to 18 years (M=13. 19, SD=1. 90) and was equally distributed across both the genders. The participants were examined by using the Self Harm Inventory and the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire.
Results and Conclusion:  Findings suggested that the emotional symptoms and the conduct problems significantly predicted DSH behaviors for both boys and girls. The current study concludes that if not managed timely, these psychosocial predictors are likely to induce clinical nature self-injurious behaviors in adolescents. In the long run, these may result in many other diverse outcomes such as poor school performance, maladjustment, suicidal ideation, etc. Therefore, it is suggested that at each developmental phase, particularly during adolescence, the society, the parents, and the teachers need to play their role in a healthy psychological development of adolescents.