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November 21, 2025Annals of Medicine and SurgeryOpen Access

Association between non-suicidal self-injury and borderline personality features in early-adolescent students: a cross-sectional study

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Cross-sectional study reveals strong association between non-suicidal self-injury and borderline personality features in early-adolescent students, highlighting risks for later impulsivity.

Key Points

  • This study aims to examine the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and borderline personality features in early-adolescent students.
  • Cross-sectional survey conducted with 244 first-cycle high-school students in Urmia, Iran.
  • Participants completed the Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children and the Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury.
  • Data analyzed using correlation and logistic regression models.
  • 31.1% reported at least one episode of non-suicidal self-injury.
  • Mean BPFS-C score was 51.82, higher among girls.
  • Logistic regression indicated significant increases in odds of NSSI linked to self-destructiveness and other BPF traits.

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Nasrin Karimi (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924e3e6c0ce034ddc34eb35https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000004371
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