TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Brief severity index for nonsuicidal self-injury: initial validation of a self-report measure
JO  - Journal of mental health counseling
A1  - Buser, Trevor J.
A1  - Peterson, Christina Hamme
A1  - Hill, Tara M.
SP  - 28
EP  - 46
VL  - 38
IS  - 1
N2  - The aim of this study was to develop and provide validation evidence for a self-report measure of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), the Brief Severity Index for NSSI (BSI-NSSI). We developed items to tap the new diagnostic classification for NSSI in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed., DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association.[APA], 2013). We also designed the measure to distinguish among gradations of NSSI severity. Data were collected from a sample of 843 young adults, 72 of whom had performed NSSI in the past year. Using Rasch analysis, we reached initial support for the validity and reliability of the BSI-NSSI. Implications for counseling and research are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1040-2861
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.17744/mehc.38.1.03
ID  - ref1
ER  -