Table 1 Siblings of adolescents with NSSI and their reasons for why they not engage in self-injurious behavior (n = 18)
Reason | Number of siblings | % |
|---|---|---|
I have better strategies to deal with stress | 9 | 42.9 |
I have learned to be thick skinned | 9 | 42.9 |
I feel less burdened by the family situation | 8 | 38.1 |
I can express and vent my anger | 8 | 38.1 |
I have better peer relationships | 7 | 33.4 |
My sister has experienced more bad things | 6 | 28.6 |
My sister is too sensitive | 5 | 23.8 |
I am better at solving problems with our parents | 5 | 23.8 |
My sister feels more burdened by conflicts with our parents | 5 | 23.8 |