Abstract
Nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) is a maladaptive coping strategy that is of significant clinical concern for behavioral health professionals in college settings. Relationships between NSSI, acquired capability for suicide, interpersonal cognitions, and five‐factor model personality traits were assessed in a survey‐based study that included 192 young adults in a college setting. Results indicated that those with an affirmative suicide attempt history, greater acquired capability for suicide, and elevated neuroticism had an increased likelihood of lifetime NSSI.
Highlights
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The results of this study indicate that a participant’s suicide attempt history, acquired capability for suicide, and neuroticism are associated with increased likelihood of lifetime Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), supporting our hypothesis
Our study demonstrated that acquired capability was associated with increased lifetime NSSI as well as endorsement of NSSI; acquired capability may play a role in future suicide attempt for individuals who engage in NSSI
Summary
Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/commhealth_fac_pubs Part of the Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, and the Psychiatric and Mental. Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a maladaptive coping strategy that is of significant clinical concern for behavioral health professionals in college settings. Relationships between NSSI, acquired capability for suicide, interpersonal cognitions, and five-factor model personality traits were assessed in a survey-based study that included 192 young adults in a college setting. Results indicated that those with an affirmative suicide attempt history, greater acquired capability for suicide, and elevated neuroticism had an increased likelihood of lifetime NSSI. Research indicates that the onset of NSSI behaviors during the college years may be associated with impulsivity and negative urgency (Riley, Combs, Jordan, & Smith, 2015), as well as motives linked to mental distress and coping with situational stressors (Wilcox et al, 2012).
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