title: Measurement of perceived functions of non-suicidal self-injury for Chinese adolescents.
abstract: Due to the lack of validated assessment tools for motives of non-suicidal self-injury behaviors in the Chinese contexts, this study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation (C-FASM). A total of 345 secondary school students (mean age = 11.41 years), who reported non-suicidal self-injury in the past year, voluntarily participated in the questionnaire survey. Confirmatory factor analysis results supported a second-order model of 4 motivational factors. The overall scale scores had significant correlations with depression, anxiety, impulsiveness, self-esteem, social support, and suicidal ideation. The internal consistency of the scale was also satisfactory. The C-FASM is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing non-suicidal self-injury among nonclinical Chinese adolescents.
authors.affiliation: a University of Macau , Macao SAR , China.
authors.forename: Choi Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: Anise M S
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Mary Man-Yee
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Poon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D059020:Suicidal Ideation
keywords: Chinese; adolescents; measurement; non-suicidal self-injury; validation