@article{ref1,
title="Predicting Self-Injury in BPD: An Investigation of the Experiential Avoidance Model",
journal="Journal of personality disorders",
year="2010",
author="Hulbert, Carol and Thomas, R.",
volume="24",
number="5",
pages="651-663",
abstract="This study investigated the contribution of indices of experiential avoidance to prediction of frequency and lethality of self-injurious behaviour (SIB) in a female BPD sample (N = 71) with high levels of SIB and histories of poor treatment outcomes. The experiential avoidance model (EAM) tested included motivations for SIB, coping style and DSM-IV Avoidant PD criteria. Distinct findings for suicidal and non-suicidal SIB were noted. In partial support of the model, motivations related to relief from negative emotions positively predicted frequency of non-suicidal, but not suicidal, SIB. Avoidant PD traits predicted a pattern of more frequent, less risky non-suicidal SIB. However, reliance on avoidant coping strategies predicted lethality but not frequency of SIB, while self-blaming coping and SIB motivations related to a desire to influence others predicted frequency of non-suicidal SIB. Results suggest the need for investigation of a more complex model of the antecedents and functions of SIB that includes the contribution of Avoidant PD traits.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-579X",
doi="10.1521/pedi.2010.24.5.651",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2010.24.5.651"
}