TY - JOUR PY - 2013// TI - A preliminary examination of the specificity of the functions of nonsuicidal self-injury among a sample of university students JO - Psychiatry research A1 - Hamza, Chloe Andrea A1 - Willoughby, Teena A1 - Good, Marie SP - 172 EP - 175 VL - 205 IS - 1-2 N2 - To examine whether individuals who engage in NSSI report different coping behaviors and regulatory needs compared to a non-injuring comparison group, we surveyed 1107 undergraduates using a Functions Index. Individuals who engaged in NSSI indicated greater use of coping behaviors for anti-dissociation, interpersonal influence, and self-punishment than the non-NSSI group.
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LA - en SN - 0165-1781 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2012.08.036 ID - ref1 ER -