The motivation to avoid pain and injury is a fundamental instinct, crucial to the survival of
individuals and species. Yet, each year, millions of people purposefully and directly injure …

Published prevalence estimates of nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) among nonclinical
samples are highly heterogeneous, raising concerns about their reliability and hindering …

Background The behaviours of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and deliberate self-harm
(DSH) are prevalent among adolescents, and an increase of rates in recent years has been …

PURPOSE: To investigate the extent to which nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) contributes to
later suicide thoughts and behaviors (STB) independent of shared risk factors. METHODS …

Background Adolescence is characterized by developmental changes in social
relationships, which may contribute to, or protect against, psychopathology and risky …

Existing research supports a relationship between nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and the
emotional disorders (ie, anxiety, mood, and related disorders). The aim of this investigation …

Etiological models of nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) suggest interpersonal features may be
important to understand this behavior, but social functions and correlates have not been …

In this review, we explore social contagion as an understudied risk factor for non-suicidal
self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents and young adults, populations with a high prevalence …

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) involves deliberate acts (such as cutting) that directly damage
the body but occur without suicidal intent. However, other non-suicidal behaviors that …

Background The term 'self-harm'encompasses both attempted suicide and non-suicidal self-
injury (NSSI). Specific adolescent subpopulations such as ethnic or sexual minorities, and …