Nonsuicidal self-injury as an affect-regulation strategy and the moderating role of impulsivity

作者：Di Pierro Rossella^*; Sarno Irene; Gallucci Marcello; Madeddu Fabio

来源：Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2014, 19(4): 259-264.

DOI：10.1111/camh.12063

• Nonsuicidal self-injury
• impulsivity
• adolescence
• affect-regulation

Background: Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is used to cope with negative affect states. We investigated the association between impulsivity and this affect-regulation process. Method: Affect states associated with NSSI and impulsivity traits were evaluated in 30 Italian adolescent self-injurers (63.3% female, mean age = 16.63, SD = 0.56). Results: Nonsuicidal self-injury was associated with decreases in affective arousal, but impulsivity moderated other affective changes. High impulsivity was associated with increases in negative high-arousal affects after NSSI, whereas low impulsivity was associated with increases in positive affects after NSSI. Conclusion: Impulsivity traits influenced the success or failure of the NSSI affect-regulation process.

• 出版日期2014-11