%0 Journal Article %T Getting specific about emotion and self-inflicted injury: an examination across emotion processes in borderline personality disorder %J Archives of suicide research %D 2019 %A Fitzpatrick, Skye %A Zeifman, Richard %A Krantz, Lillian %A McMain, Shelley %A Kuo, Janice R. %V ePub %N ePub %P 1-22 %X OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine which specific emotion processes influence self-inflicted injury: basal respiratory sinus arrhythmia, baseline negative emotional intensity, emotional reactivity, or emotion regulation deficits.

METHOD: Self-injuring individuals with borderline personality disorder (Nā€‰=ā€‰22) reported their lifetime self-injury frequency. Basal respiratory sinus arrhythmia and baseline skin conductance responses measurements were collected. Participants then either reacted as they usually would (i.e., emotional reactivity), or utilized mindfulness- or distraction-based strategies (i.e., emotion regulation), in response to negative images while self-reported negative emotion and skin conductance were monitored.

RESULTS: Higher basal respiratory sinus arrhythmia and baseline emotional intensity predicted higher lifetime self-injury frequency.

CONCLUSION: Chronic, resting emotion processes may be more important targets for reducing self-injury compared to labile, acute emotion processes.

Language: en

%G en %I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group %@ 1381-1118 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2019.1586605