Applying a cognitive-emotional model to nonsuicidal self-injury

The recently proposed cognitive-emotional model of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) draws on emotion regulation models and social cognitive theory to understand the onset, maintenance, and cessation of NSSI. We tested the prediction of the model that the relationship between emotional reactivity and N...

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Main Authors: Dawkins, J., Hasking, Penelope, Boyes, Mark, Greene, D., Passchier, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72461
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author Dawkins, J.
Hasking, Penelope
Boyes, Mark
Greene, D.
Passchier, C.
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Hasking, Penelope
Boyes, Mark
Greene, D.
Passchier, C.
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description The recently proposed cognitive-emotional model of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) draws on emotion regulation models and social cognitive theory to understand the onset, maintenance, and cessation of NSSI. We tested the prediction of the model that the relationship between emotional reactivity and NSSI is moderated by specific cognitions about self-injury (i.e., self-efficacy to resist NSSI, NSSI outcome expectancies), emotion regulation, and rumination. A sample of 647 university students aged 17–25 years (M = 19.92, SD = 1.78) completed self-report measures of the constructs of interest. As expected, we found that emotional reactivity was positively related to NSSI, particularly for people who had weak self-efficacy to resist NSSI. However, emotional reactivity was negatively related to NSSI for people who were more likely to use expressive suppression to regulate emotion. Implications for the theoretical understanding of NSSI are discussed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-724612019-07-02T05:44:25Z Applying a cognitive-emotional model to nonsuicidal self-injury Dawkins, J. Hasking, Penelope Boyes, Mark Greene, D. Passchier, C. The recently proposed cognitive-emotional model of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) draws on emotion regulation models and social cognitive theory to understand the onset, maintenance, and cessation of NSSI. We tested the prediction of the model that the relationship between emotional reactivity and NSSI is moderated by specific cognitions about self-injury (i.e., self-efficacy to resist NSSI, NSSI outcome expectancies), emotion regulation, and rumination. A sample of 647 university students aged 17–25 years (M = 19.92, SD = 1.78) completed self-report measures of the constructs of interest. As expected, we found that emotional reactivity was positively related to NSSI, particularly for people who had weak self-efficacy to resist NSSI. However, emotional reactivity was negatively related to NSSI for people who were more likely to use expressive suppression to regulate emotion. Implications for the theoretical understanding of NSSI are discussed. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72461 10.1002/smi.2837 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. restricted
spellingShingle Dawkins, J.
Hasking, Penelope
Boyes, Mark
Greene, D.
Passchier, C.
Applying a cognitive-emotional model to nonsuicidal self-injury
title Applying a cognitive-emotional model to nonsuicidal self-injury
title_full Applying a cognitive-emotional model to nonsuicidal self-injury
title_fullStr Applying a cognitive-emotional model to nonsuicidal self-injury
title_full_unstemmed Applying a cognitive-emotional model to nonsuicidal self-injury
title_short Applying a cognitive-emotional model to nonsuicidal self-injury
title_sort applying a cognitive-emotional model to nonsuicidal self-injury
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72461