The Effect of Loneliness on Non Suicidal Self Injury in Adolescent

Abstract

Abstract – This study aims to determine whether there is effect of loneliness on suicidal self injury in adolescent. The sampling technique was conducted using non probability accidental sampling technique. The participants of this study were 349 adolescents (x̄=15.46 and SD= 1.9). This study research measurement tools used two scales, namely the Inventory of Statement About Self Injury (ISAS) section II adapted from Klonsky & Glenn (2009) and the Loneliness scale developed by researcher based on Russel et al (2012). The data analysis technique used is simple regression analysis. The results showed subjects have low loneliness as many as 4 subjects (1.1%). Research subjects who have high loneliness are 255 subjects (73.1%). The rest cannot be classified because there are only two categories of loneliness, namely low and high. There was a positive effect of loneliness on non suicidal self injury in adolescent with an effective contribution of 38.1%. The results of this study can be a reference for further research related to non suicidal self injury, loneliness in adolescent.

Keywords: Non Suicidal Self Injury, Loneliness, Adolescents.