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Assessing the Functions of Non-suicidal Self-injury: Psychometric Properties of the Inventory of Statements About Self-injury (ISAS)

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Klonsky, E. David, Glenn, Catherine R.·2009·Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

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The present study reports the psychometric properties of the Inventory of Statements About Self-injury (ISAS), a measure designed to comprehensively assess the functions of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). The ISAS assesses 13 functions of NSSI, as well as the frequency of 12 NSSI behaviors. The ISAS was administered to 235 young adults from a college population who had performed at least one NSSI behavior. Consistent with previous research, ISAS functions comprised two factors representing interpersonal and intrapersonal functions. In addition, the ISAS factors exhibited excellent internal consistency and expected correlations with both clinical constructs (e.g., borderline personality disorder, suicidality, depression, anxiety) and contextual variables (e.g., tendency to self-injure alone). Findings support the reliability and validity of the ISAS. The ISAS may be useful in research and treatment contexts as a comprehensive measure of NSSI functions.

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  • Non-autistic self-harmers report a 'rush' or a 'high', a feeling of excitement, after engaging in NSSI.

    “In contrast to its role in communication, another potential variable of interest is highlighted by use of NSSI to generate sensory stimulation [2], with non-autistic self-harmers reporting a ‘rush’ or a ‘high’, a feeling of excitement, after engaging in NSSI [43, 44].”

    From A 'choice', an 'addiction', a way 'out of the lost': Exploring self-injury in autistic people without intellectual disability (2019) · cites this paper as [43]

    The Methods (Measures; page not provided) identify sensation seeking as a function of NSSI, and the Results report that some participants endorsed it. The paper does not report that participants felt a ‘rush’ or ‘high’ after NSSI, and it does not identify the sample as non-autistic. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Klonsky, E. D., & Glenn, C. R.
Affiliations
Stony Brook University (US)
Corresponding author
Klonsky, E. David
Venue
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
Published
2008-10-30
Volume
31
Issue
3
Pages
215-219
ISSN
  • 0164-0305 (ISSN-L)
  • 0882-2689
  • 1573-3505
OpenAlex
W2123299753
Cited by
934
References
24
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R03MH080096)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
non-suicidal self-injury, Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury, psychometric properties, functions of self-injury, interpersonal functioning, borderline personality disorder, suicidality, depression, anxiety, young adults, self-injury frequency

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