TY - JOUR
PY - 2015//
TI - Differences between current and past self-injurers: how and why do people stop?
JO - Archives of suicide research
A1 - Horgan, Michelle
A1 - Martin, Graham
SP - 142
EP - 152
VL - 20
IS - 2
N2 - OBJECTIVES: This research sought to clarify how some self-injurers cease the behaviour, maintaining this for at least one year. Using the Experiential Avoidance Model (EAM), we examined whether characteristics of self-injurers remain in people who have successfully ceased self-injury and what, by implication, might be targeted to improve therapeutic efficacy.
METHOD: An online cross-sectional survey of 215 1st year university students.
RESULTS: Past self-injurers (34) scored significantly better on subscales of the General Health Questionnaire, as well as Distress Tolerance, Experiential Avoidance and Self-blame compared to Current self-injurers (29) Conclusion: The Experiential Avoidance Model is a useful basis for understanding self-injury, and informing therapeutic approaches. Reducing Anxiety, and developing Tolerance and Positive Emotional Intensity may be keys to ceasing self-injury.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 1381-1118 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2015.1004479 ID - ref1 ER -