@article{ref1,
title="Start, stop, and continue: preliminary insight into the appeal of self-injury e-communities",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2014",
author="Lewis, Stephen P. and Michal, Natalie J.",
volume="21",
number="2",
pages="250-260",
abstract="Nonsuicidal self-injury e-communication has gained heightened empirical and public interest. This is the first study to examine possible motives for nonsuicidal self-injury e-communication. A total of 68 nonsuicidal self-injury e-community members responded to open-ended questions concerning reasons for starting, temporarily stopping, and continuing nonsuicidal self-injury e-communication. <br><br>RESULTS from a thematic analysis indicated that being motivated to obtain support, get nonsuicidal self-injury help, help others, and better understand nonsuicidal self-injury represented motives for starting nonsuicidal self-injury e-communication. For some, negative interactions and accessing triggering material contributed to e-communication stoppage; these individuals continued e-communication to get support and help. Implications for research and e-outreach are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/1359105314527140",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105314527140"
}