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 …

Background Despite a surge in research on self-injury in the last decade, a summary of
research findings about the development of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) over time in …

This article reviews empirical and theoretical contributions to a multidisciplinary
understanding of peer influence processes in adolescence over the past decade. Five …

People have engaged in self-injury—defined as direct and deliberate bodily harm in the
absence of suicidal intent—for thousands of years; however, systematic research on this …

There is no definitive neural marker of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) or
nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), and relative to adults, research in youth is more limited. This …

Self-injurious behaviors are among the leading causes of death worldwide. However, the
basic nature of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) is not well understood because …

Nonsuicidal self-injury is receiving increasing attention in empirical and clinical realms.
Indeed, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders …

Background Bullying victimization among school-aged children is an important public health
issue that may affect their well-being and mental health. However, few studies have been …

Although accumulating microlongitudinal research has examined emotion regulatory
models of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), few studies have examined how interpersonal …

The question of why some people do things that are intentionally harmful to themselves
continues to puzzle scientists, clinicians, and the public. Prior studies have demonstrated …