Cross-sectional analysis reveals dark personality traits and guilt influence self-harm behaviors in young adults, indicating potential intervention points.
Key Points
A spectrum of dark and vulnerable personality traits significantly influences self-harm and suicidal behaviors.
Guilt and shame proneness plays a critical role in reducing risky behaviors among young adults.
The absence of healthy guilt is linked to higher levels of non-suicidal self-injury and risky actions.
Pathological shame proneness, particularly with detachment, is associated with increased suicidal tendencies.
Cite This Study
Kaveh Qaderi Bagajan (2025) studied this question.