ECMRF_2026_Poster_Jaycee_Kennett

Cognitive Representations of Self-Harm as Predictors of Coping Orientation and Attitudes Towards Service Engagement

This repository accompanies a poster presented at 10th Suicide & Self-Harm Early and Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum, 2026.

Summary

Understanding Self-Harm Through Personal Meaning-Making

This study examined how individuals’ beliefs about their own self-harm relate to coping and help-seeking. Analysis of survey data from 113 participants found that perceptions of understanding, control, consequences, and persistence were associated with meaningful differences in coping strategies and attitudes towards support. The findings highlight the importance of personal meaning-making in self-harm research and practice.

Authors:

Jaycee Kennett, Claire Friedrich, Rachel Rahman

Poster

• download the poster

Additional Results

• Full spearman’s rank correlation
• Full results of all multiple linear regresion models

Contact

Jaycee Kennett, Research Fellow, EPPI-Centre, University College London, jaycee.kennett@ucl.ac.uk