Repetitive Nonsuicidal Self-Injury as Experiential Avoidance Among a Community Sample of Adolescents

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 809-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura S. Howe-Martin ◽  
Amy R. Murrell ◽  
Charles A. Guarnaccia
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Avoidance ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

scholarly journals Behavioral measures of impulsivity and compulsivity in adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Nina M. Lutz ◽  
Samuel R. Chamberlain ◽  
Ian M. Goodyer ◽  
Anupam Bhardwaj ◽  
Barbara J. Sahakian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gambling Task ◽  
Reversal Task ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Neurocognitive Measures ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

Abstract Background Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is prevalent among adolescents and research is needed to clarify the mechanisms which contribute to the behavior. Here, the authors relate behavioral neurocognitive measures of impulsivity and compulsivity to repetitive and sporadic NSSI in a community sample of adolescents. Methods Computerized laboratory tasks (Affective Go/No-Go, Cambridge Gambling Task, and Probabilistic Reversal Task) were used to evaluate cognitive performance. Participants were adolescents aged 15 to 17 with (n = 50) and without (n = 190) NSSI history, sampled from the ROOTS project which recruited adolescents from secondary schools in Cambridgeshire, UK. NSSI was categorized as sporadic (1-3 instances per year) or repetitive (4 or more instances per year). Analyses were carried out in a series of linear and negative binomial regressions, controlling for age, gender, intelligence, and recent depressive symptoms. Results Adolescents with lifetime NSSI, and repetitive NSSI specifically, made significantly more perseverative errors on the Probabilistic Reversal Task and exhibited significantly lower quality of decision making on the Cambridge Gambling Task compared to no-NSSI controls. Those with sporadic NSSI did not significantly differ from no-NSSI controls on task performance. NSSI was not associated with behavioral measures of impulsivity. Conclusions Repetitive NSSI is associated with increased behavioral compulsivity and disadvantageous decision making, but not with behavioral impulsivity. Future research should continue to investigate how neurocognitive phenotypes contribute to the onset and maintenance of NSSI, and determine whether compulsivity and addictive features of NSSI are potential targets for treatment.

scholarly journals Testing an equifinality model of nonsuicidal self-injury among early adolescent girls

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 851-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Keenan ◽  
Alison E. Hipwell ◽  
Stephanie D. Stepp ◽  
Kristen Wroblewski
Keyword(s):  
Relational Aggression ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Environmental Stressors ◽  
Risk Scores ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Risk Indices ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

AbstractNonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a common behavior among females that has been shown to confer risk for continued self-injury and suicidal attempts. NSSI can be viewed conceptually as behavior that is pathognomonic with aggression and/or depression. Empirical research on concurrent correlates supports this concept: numerous and diverse factors are shown to be significantly associated with self-harm, including depression, emotion dysregulation, impulsivity, and aggression and other conduct problems, as well as environmental stressors such as bullying, harsh parenting, and negative life events. In the present study, we test hypotheses regarding developmental precursors (measured from ages 8 to 12 years) to NSSI in young adolescent girls (ages 13–14 years), specifically whether aggression, depression, and environmental stressors distinguish girls with and without self-harm, and whether there is evidence for multiple developmental pathways to NSSI. Data were derived from the longitudinal Pittsburgh Girls Study. In this community sample of girls, the prevalence of NSSI at ages 13 or 14 years of age was 6.0%. Initial levels in dimensions measured within the depression, aggression, and environmental stressor domains accounted for variance in NSSI in early adolescence. Changes over time in relational aggression and assertiveness were also significantly associated with risk for NSSI. To a large extent, adolescent NSSI was predicted by psychological deficits and stress exposure that began early in childhood. Risk indices were calculated using the 85th or 15th percentile. Close to 80% of girls who engaged in NSSI during adolescence were identified by at least one risk domain in childhood. A sizable proportion of adolescent girls who later engaged in NSSI had childhood risk scores in all three domains; the remaining girls with adolescent NSSI were relatively evenly distributed across the other risk domain profiles. The observation that multiple pathways to NSSI exist suggests that deficits underlying the behavior may vary and require different modes of prevention.

scholarly journals 5-HTTLPR×interpersonal stress interaction and nonsuicidal self-injury in general community sample of youth

2015 ◽  
Vol 225 (3) ◽  
pp. 609-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin L. Hankin ◽  
Andrea L. Barrocas ◽  
Jami F. Young ◽  
Brett Haberstick ◽  
Andrew Smolen
Keyword(s):  
Community Sample ◽  
Interpersonal Stress ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
General Community ◽  
General Community Sample ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

scholarly journals Stigma, gender dysphoria, and nonsuicidal self-injury in a community sample of transgender individuals

2018 ◽  
Vol 269 ◽  
pp. 602-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasey B. Jackman ◽  
Curtis Dolezal ◽  
Bruce Levin ◽  
Judy C. Honig ◽  
Walter O. Bockting
Keyword(s):  
Gender Dysphoria ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury
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