ABSTRACT Literature highlights friends as a main support for young people who self-harm, yet limited research explores specific supports offered by friends, or any help required to provide successful support. This research aimed to determine how friends support young people who self-harm; what friends could further do; and additional help needed to be a supportive friend. An interpretative phenomenological analysis approach was used to explore participants’ lived experiences. Qualitative data were gathered from secondary pupils in Scotland via semi-structured interviews. Findings indicated that friends provide support by being directly there for young people, providing distractions and taking responsibility. Friends could consider young people’s perspectives more, initiate conversations about self-harm and spend more time with young people. Supportive friends speak to others for reassurance and would like additional people to provide support. Implications for practice included highlighting support provided by friends, normalising the term ‘self-harm’ and providing peer support training for friends.

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对苏格兰有自残经历的中学生同伴支持的探索

摘要 文献强调朋友是对自残年轻人的主要支持，但有限的研究探讨了朋友提供的具体支持，或提供成功支持所需的任何帮助。这项研究旨在确定朋友如何支持自残的年轻人；朋友可以进一步做什么；并且需要额外的帮助才能成为一个支持性的朋友。使用解释性现象学分析方法来探索参与者的生活经历。定性数据是通过半结构化访谈从苏格兰的中学生那里收集的。调查结果表明，朋友通过直接为年轻人提供支持、分散注意力和承担责任来提供支持。朋友可以更多地考虑年轻人的观点，发起关于自残的对话，并花更多的时间与年轻人在一起。支持的朋友会与他人交谈以获得安慰，并希望其他人提供支持。对实践的影响包括强调朋友提供的支持、使“自残”一词正常化以及为朋友提供同伴支持培训。