Identifying And Understanding Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among College Students

<p>Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) behavior in college students </p> <p>at an urban university was studied. Relations between NSSI </p> <p>and poor quality relationships with their parents and peers, as </p> <p>well as deficient coping and help-seeking behavior were examined </p> <p>from an attachment perspective. Undergraduates were recruited </p> <p>via an online psychology subject pool and completed an online survey. </p> <p>T-tests were conducted to identify what variables differed between </p> <p>students who engaged in NSSI in contrast to students that did not. </p> <p>In addition, a discriminant function analysis was conducted. It was </p> <p>found that intrapersonal and interpersonal variables predicted group </p> <p>membership (i.e. social desirability, body protection, positive affect, </p> <p>comfort with touch, and emotional abuse). Findings are discussed </p> <p>and may help to better identify college students engaging in NSSI and </p> <p>help to inform treatment.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Fedewa, Angela S.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Douglas Barnett

• attachment
• college students
• nonsuicidal self-injury
• Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/1010

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wayne.edu:oa_dissertations-2009