@article{ref1,
title="Unwanted pursuit behavior victimization as a predictor of engagement in nonsuicidal self-injury",
journal="Violence and victims",
year="2024",
author="Lietzau, Stephanie B. and Dardis, Christina M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="While prior research has studied associations between child abuse and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), there is limited research assessing unwanted pursuit behavior (UPB) victimization and NSSI. In addition, few studies have assessed the self-reported functions of NSSI among survivors of violence. Among a sample of 18-25-year-old young adults (N = 333), both UPB victimization and child abuse were significantly associated with NSSI frequency. In regression models, UPB victimization was associated with increased use of affect regulation, antidissociation/feeling-generation, self-punishment, and antisuicide functions, while child abuse was associated only with antidissociation/feeling-generation and self-punishment. Affect regulation mediated the association between UPB victimization and NSSI frequency, but not the association between child victimization and NSSI frequency. Implications for research and clinical practice will be discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-6708",
doi="10.1891/VV-2021-0173",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/VV-2021-0173"
}