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Self-Injury Knowledge And Peer Perceptions Among Members Of Internet Self-Injury Groups, Emily L. Boeckmann
Self-Injury Knowledge And Peer Perceptions Among Members Of Internet Self-Injury Groups, Emily L. Boeckmann
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Members of 26 MySpace social groups for self-injury (SI) provided data for this study investigating knowledge of SI, friends’ perceptions of SI, and the impact of online activity on SI. This study proposes that people who have belonged to these online SI groups for longer periods have higher levels of SI knowledge than those group members who have recently joined. In addition, the study proposes that individuals who self-injure have higher levels of SI knowledge than professionals who work with individuals who self-injure. An additional purpose of this study is to explore information regarding the reasons why people belong to …