Frustration with feeling: Latent classes of non-suicidal self-injury and emotion regulation difficulties.

ABSTRACT: Although emotion regulation has been identified as a key function of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), it is unclear how specific indices of emotion regulation are associated with particular NSSI methods as markers of risk. This study used latent class analysis (LCA) to identify subgroups of individuals who engage in NSSI and their patterns of emotional regulation difficulties. Undergraduate students in the southeastern United States (N = 326) completed an online survey. LCA was used to identify subgroups of individuals engaging in NSSI and their associated emotion regulation difficulties. These subgroups were then compared across a variety of behavioral health outcomes (e.g. impulsive behavior, disordered eating, problematic alcohol use, suicide attempt history) to characterize specific ri

SUBMITTER: Peterson AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6543814 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature