Self-injurious behaviour (SIB) is recognised as a difficult behaviour to work/deal with and Community Support Workers (CSW‟s) who work with this behaviour may not have any formal training in the field of SIB. This study was therefore aimed at assessing the needs of CSW‟s working in the field of self-injurious behaviour amongst adolescents. A qualitative approach was used, the study was of an explorative nature and the researcher made use of purposive non-probability sampling to select respondents who were willing to participate in one-on-one semi-structured interviews with the researcher. This data was then analysed by the researcher making use of Creswell‟s spiral of analysis. The data collected was sorted into themes, sub-themes and categories and interpreted according to literature. The study identified that there are specific needs amongst CSW‟s who work with adolescent SIB in the specific areas of support and education/training. / Social Work / M. Diac. (Play Therapy)

Self-injurious behaviour (SIB) is recognised as a difficult behaviour to work/deal with and Community Support Workers (CSW‟s) who work with this behaviour may not have any formal training in the field of SIB. This study was therefore aimed at assessing the needs of CSW‟s working in the field of self-injurious behaviour amongst adolescents. A qualitative approach was used, the study was of an explorative nature and the researcher made use of purposive non-probability sampling to select respondents who were willing to participate in one-on-one semi-structured interviews with the researcher. This data was then analysed by the researcher making use of Creswell‟s spiral of analysis. The data collected was sorted into themes, sub-themes and categories and interpreted according to literature. The study identified that there are specific needs amongst CSW‟s who work with adolescent SIB in the specific areas of support and education/training. / Social Work / M. Diac. (Play Therapy)

En milieu pédopsychiatrique, les infirmières connaissent bien le phénomène de l’automutilation des adolescentes parce qu’elles sont souvent appelées à intervenir lorsque ce type de situation survient. Cependant, puisqu’elles ont parfois une mauvaise compréhension du phénomène, des perceptions erronées et des attitudes négatives quant à celui-ci, les infirmières deviennent moins aptes à intervenir auprès de cette clientèle. Cette étude a pour objectifs d’explorer le phénomène de l’automutilation auprès des infirmières œuvrant en milieu pédopsychiatrique et de décrire les interventions infirmières privilégiées en cas d’automutilation ainsi que les facteurs du contexte organisationnel susceptible d’avoir une influence sur la façon dont ces interventions sont prodiguées. L’étude privilégie un devis qualitatif de type exploratoire. Plusieurs méthodes de collecte des données ont été sélectionnées pour mener à bien cette étude entre autres des entrevues auprès des participantes et une période d’observation au sein de l’unité où la recherche a eu lieu. L’analyse des verbatim selon les étapes élaborées par Tesch (1990) a permis d’identifier sept catégories d’interventions infirmières : les interventions de relation d’aide, d’accompagnement, d’évaluation, de sécurité, d’enseignement, les interventions en lien avec les émotions et les perceptions de l’automutilation ainsi que les interventions pour éviter la contamination sociale. En ce qui a trait aux facteurs ayant une influence sur ces interventions infirmières, trois catégories sont ressorties des données : la constitution de l’équipe interpersonnelle, la lourdeur des tâches de l’infirmière en pédopsychiatrie ainsi que la culture organisationnelle dans laquelle évoluent les membres de l’équipe soignante. Les résultats qui sont issus de cette étude permettront aux infirmières de mieux comprendre le phénomène de l’automutilation chez les adolescentes. Cette étude suggère également des pistes d’interventions qui pourraient aider les infirmières œuvrant en milieu pédopsychiatrique à mieux intervenir. De plus, cette étude serait susceptible de permettre aux gestionnaires des établissements d’apporter certains ajustements notamment en ce qui a trait à l’organisation du travail et à la formation des infirmières. / Nurses in the field of child psychiatry are familiar with the phenomenon of self-harm among adolescents because, when the situation arises, they are often called upon to intervene. However, sometimes misunderstandings, misperceptions and negatives attitudes in regard to self-harm may impair their ability to work with the patients involved. This study seeks to explore self-harm from the standpoint of nurses in child psychiatry, describe recommended nursing interventions and outline organizational-context factors that may affect the way these interventions are executed. An exploratory qualitative research approach was adopted, and several data-gathering methods were used, including interviews with participants and a period of observation in the unit in which the study was conducted. Analysis of the verbatim records in accordance with the procedure developed by Tesch (1990) elicited seven categories of nursing interventions: helping relationships, guidance, evaluation, safety, teaching, emotions and perceptions of self-harm, and prevention of social contamination. Three categories of factors that influence these interventions also emerged: interpersonal team work, nurses’ duties in child psychiatry, and the organizational culture in which members of the care team operate. The results of this study will help nurses better understand adolescent self-harm. The study further suggests possible approaches that might help nurses in child psychiatry improve their interventions. The findings may also make it possible for the management of institutions to bring about changes, particularly in terms of work organization and training for nurses in the field.

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本研究旨在探索自我傷害行為的動機、相關現象與情緒調節功能，並以此為基礎釐清該行為的情緒內涵，包括正向情緒強度特質、負向情緒強度特質、平靜滿足、經驗迴避程度及情緒調節能力。此外，本研究以因素分析探索自傷動機的分類，並以此分類結果為基礎，探討不同自傷動機所引發的情緒種類、情緒強度是否有所不同，在自傷行為的進行方式、次數上是否有顯著差異，並瞭解其無法適當應用的情緒調節能力為何。研究採用問卷調查的方式，研究對象為839位私立高中職生，包括日間部與夜間部，調查所得資料以描述統計分析、卡方檢定、相關分析、獨立樣本t檢定、相依樣本t檢定、因素分析、邏輯迴歸分析和階層迴歸分析進行處理。 本研究主要結果如下：首先支持自傷行為具有負向情緒調節的功能，而經驗迴避對於自傷行為的影響有限。其次，將自傷動機進行因素分析的結果發現可以將其分為四類：人際影響、負向感受的因應、避免失控和負向自我評價。在區分是否有自傷行為部分，情緒調節困難的不接納與無助能夠有效解釋自傷行為的有無；在影響自傷行為的頻率部分，自傷動機的強度與情緒調節困難的衝動失控能夠有效解釋自傷頻率的多寡。此外，本研究發現不同的自傷方式與不同的動機、所處的自傷前情緒有關，且不同的自我傷害動機在情緒強度特質、情緒調節困難、負向情緒和自傷方式上會呈現出不同的樣貌。 / The purpose of this study was to explore the motivations, the phenomenon, and the function of deliberate self-harm behaviors(DSH), and based on these, to clarify emotional contents behind DSH, including positive affect intensity, negative affect intensity, serenity, experiential avoidance and the emotional regulation ability. Besides, the study investigated the classification of the motivations of DSH by exploratory factor analysis, and accordingly discussed whether the affect categories and the affect intensity resulted from the motivations of DSH were different, and whether the motivations of DSH resulted in significantly different using of methods and frequencies, moreover, the emotional dysregulation. The study was based on questionnaires, and the participants were 839 students from a private senior high school , including vocational schools. Data obtained were analyzed by descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, t-test, factor analysis (FA), logistic regression, and hierarchical regression analysis. The main results were as follows: First, the results supported that DSH has regulative function on negative affect, and experiential avoidance influenced DSH limitedly. Second, according to factor analysis, the motivations of DSH were classified into four categories: interpersonal influence, negative affect modulation, control, and negative self-evaluation. Moreover, nonacceptance of the emotion dysregulation could successfully distinguish students with DSH from students with no history of DSH in the past 1 year. Both intensity of motivations and impulse of the emotion dysregulation could reliably predict DSH’s frequency. Finally, different methods of DSH correlated to different motivations and different emotions before DSH, and there were various representations of affect intensity, emotion dysregulation, and methods depends on different motivations.