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Previous studies have primarily focused on these factors individually or overall, while neglecting the potential heterogeneity of childhood maltreatment and recent stress when these factors co-occur. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the potential latent types of childhood maltreatment and recent stress and their associations with NSSI among young adults.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A sample of 5,224 young adults were recruited via cluster sampling. Participants completed a battery of self-report questionnaires assessing childhood maltreatment, recent life stress, and NSSI behaviors in a cross-sectional design. Latent profile analysis was conducted to characterize distinct subgroups of childhood maltreatment and recent stress exposure. Subsequently, multiple logistic regression and mediation analyses were utilized to evaluate the differential associations between identified classes and NSSI and to assess indirect associations involving inadequate-self, hated-self, and self-compassion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Participants\u2019 childhood maltreatment and recent stress were classified into four latent profiles: the \u201cchildhood maltreatment predominant group\u201d (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0116), the \u201cstress predominant group\u201d (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0777), the \u201cmedium childhood maltreatment and stress group\u201d (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a01,611), and the \u201clow risk group\u201d (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a02,720). Compared to the low risk reference group, the remaining three subgroups showed significantly higher odds of NSSI, with the childhood maltreatment predominant group demonstrating the strongest association (odds ratio = 6.253). Furthermore, self-criticism and self-compassion showed distinct indirect associations between latent profile membership and NSSI.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Young adults demonstrated significant heterogeneity in the joint patterns of childhood maltreatment and recent stress, with certain subgroups being associated with a substantially higher probability of NSSI. Early identification of these at-risk profiles may help mental health professionals and educators to implement tailored assessment and prevention efforts addressing self-related processes, including self-criticism and self-compassion, thereby informing the prevention of NSSI.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyt.2026.1898914","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]],"date-time":"2026-08-26T06:08:22Z","timestamp":1787724502000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Distinct profiles of childhood maltreatment and recent stress in relation to non-suicidal self-injury: the roles of self-criticism and self-compassion"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Min","family":"Zong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Mental Health Center, China Foreign Affairs University","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Helin","family":"Zou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Paula and Gregory Chow Institute for Studies in Economics, Xiamen University","place":["Xiamen, China"]},{"name":"School of Statistics and Mathematics, Central University of Finance and Economics","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ziyi","family":"Yan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wen","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yi","family":"Feng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mental Health Center, Central University of Finance and Economics","place":["Beijing, China"]},{"name":"School of Sociology and Psychology, Central University of Finance and Economics","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhihong","family":"Qiao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0706743719830031","article-title":"Prevalence and correlates of youth suicidal ideation and attempts: Evidence from the 2014 Ontario child health study","volume":"64","author":"Georgiades","year":"2019","journal-title":"Can J Psychiatry"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"273","DOI":"10.1111\/sltb.12070","article-title":"Prevalence of nonsuicidal self-injury in nonclinical samples: Systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression","volume":"44","author":"Swannell","year":"2014","journal-title":"Suicide Life Threat Behav"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"78","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-8721.2009.01613.x","article-title":"Why do people hurt themselves? 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