Functions of self-harm of female prisoners raised in dysfunctional families
Functions of self-harm of female prisoners raised in dysfunctional families

Summary/Abstract: Every social environment negatively interprets and judges self-aggressive behavior. Among people serving prison sentences, there is an increased risk of self-injury, which to some extent results from growing up in dysfunctional families. The article presents the problem of the function of self-injury of female prisoners and significant predictors of some functions. The main functions in the studied population of prisoners turned out to be regulation of affect, self-care and stressing of suffering.

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