Hughes, ND, Locock, L, Simkin, S et al. (5 more authors) (2017) Making Sense of an Unknown Terrain: How Parents Understand Self-Harm in Young People. Qualitative Health Research, 27 (2). pp. 215-225. ISSN 1049-7323
Abstract
Self-harm is common in young people, and can have profound effects on parents and other family members. We conducted narrative interviews with 41 parents and other family members of 38 young people, aged up to 25, who had self-harmed. Most of the participants were parents but included one sibling and one spouse. This article reports experiences of the parent participants. A cross-case thematic analysis showed that most participants were bewildered by self-harm. The disruption to their worldview brought about by self-harm prompted many to undergo a process of "sense-making"-by ruminative introspection, looking for information, and building a new way of seeing-to understand and come to terms with self-harm. Most participants appeared to have been successful in making sense of self-harm, though not without considerable effort and emotional struggle. Our findings provide grounds for a deeper socio-cultural understanding of the impact of self-harm on parents.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015, The Author(s). This is an author produced version of a paper published in Qualitative Health Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | adolescence, families, parents, self-harm, young adults, qualitative narrative interviews, Great Britain |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Nursing Adult (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Jan 2016 15:28 |
Last Modified: | 10 Apr 2017 16:18 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732315603032 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1049732315603032 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:93579 |