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 …

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a prevalent and dangerous phenomenon associated with
many negative outcomes, including future suicidal behaviors. Research on these behaviors …

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a complex behaviour, routinely engaged for emotion
regulatory purposes. As such, a number of theoretical accounts regarding the aetiology and …

Objective: Self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) are a major public health problem
that traditional interventions have been unable to address on a large scale. The goal of this …

The affect misattribution procedure (AMP) measures automatically activated responses
based on the misattributions people make about the sources of their affect or cognitions. The …

Previous evidence has highlighted the potential roles of both physical and psychological
distance to suicide methods as an important factor in conferring suicide risk; however, less is …

Background Why do some people engage in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) while others
attempt suicide? One way to advance knowledge about this question is to shed light on the …

The recently proposed cognitive‐emotional model of nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) draws on
emotion regulation models and social cognitive theory to understand the onset …

People who engage in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) often state that it helps them feel better.
We tested three hypotheses through which this mood modification might occur. Following a …

Objective Evidence suggests that individuals without a history of nonsuicidal self‐injury
(NSSI) are likely to view NSSI as a stigmatized behavior. However, there is limited evidence …