The role of testosterone and cortisol levels in nonsuicidal selfinjury in adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorCalvete Zumalde, Esther
dc.contributor.authorPrieto Fidalgo, Ángel
dc.contributor.authorFaura García, Juan
dc.contributor.authorOrue Sola, Izaskun
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-11T15:24:47Z
dc.date.available2025-03-11T15:24:47Z
dc.date.issued2024-12
dc.date.updated2025-03-11T15:24:47Z
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Nonsuicidal selfinjury (NSSI) is an important problem in adolescence, which is thought to serve several reinforcement functions (positive vs. negative, automatic vs. social). While the psychological mechanisms involved in NSSI are relatively well known, there is an important gap in the knowledge regarding the underlying biological mechanisms. This study examined the role of testosterone (T) and cortisol (C) in the frequency and reinforcement functions of NSSI. Methods: A total of 423 adolescents (age range = 13–17; 54.4% girls) from Basque Country (Spain) provided saliva samples to determine T and C levels and completed measures of NSSI 6 months later in 2017–2018. Results: The results showed that T but not C was significantly associated with higher NSSI frequency and the four types of NSSI functions. In addition, C moderated the predictive association between T and NSSI for automatic negative reinforcement, such that this association was significant only when C was high. Participant sex did not moderate any association between hormones and NSSI. Conclusions: These preliminary results suggest that testosterone levels can affect NSSI behaviors in adolescence, thus helping to explain the increase in NSSI during this stage. Moreover, in situations in which NSSI serves to alleviate negative internal states, high levels of cortisol can be involved.en
dc.description.sponsorshipSpanish Government, Grant/Award Number: PID2022‐140773NB‐I00; Basque Country Government, Grant/Award Number: IT1532‐22en
dc.identifier.citationCalvete, E., Prieto-Fildalgo, A., Faura-García, J., & Orue, I. (2024). The role of testosterone and cortisol levels in nonsuicidal selfinjury in adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 96(8), 1793-1804. https://doi.org/10.1002/JAD.12380
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/JAD.12380
dc.identifier.eissn1095-9254
dc.identifier.issn0140-1971
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/2509
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherJohn Wiley and Sons Inc
dc.rights© 2024 The Author(s)
dc.subject.otherAdolescents
dc.subject.otherNonsuicidal selfinjury
dc.subject.otherTestosterone, cortisol
dc.titleThe role of testosterone and cortisol levels in nonsuicidal selfinjury in adolescentsen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.endPage1804
oaire.citation.issue8
oaire.citation.startPage1793
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Adolescence
oaire.citation.volume96
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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