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Physiological arousal, distress tolerance, and social problem-solving deficits among adolescent self-injurers
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It has been suggested that people engage in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) because they (a) experience heightened physiological arousal following stressful events and use NSSI to regulate experienced distress and (b) have deficits in their social problem-solving skills that interfere with the performance of more adaptive social responses. However, objective physiological and behavioral data supporting this model are lacking. The authors compared adolescent self-injurers (n = 62) with noninjurers (n = 30) and found that self-injurers showed higher physiological reactivity (skin conductance) during a distressing task, a poorer ability to tolerate this distress, and deficits in several social problem-solving abilities. These findings highlight the importance of attending to increased arousal, distress tolerance, and problem-solving skills in the assessment and treatment of NSSI.
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- Authors
- Nock, M. K., & Mendes, W. B.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Published
- 2008-02
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 28-38
- ISSN
- 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2117
- OpenAlex
- W2060959954
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- 572
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- 74
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- FWCI
- 30.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- nrs.harvard.edu
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- cc-by
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- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH076047)
- Milton Fund
- Harvard University
- 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 › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- non-suicidal self-injury, adolescents, physiological arousal, distress tolerance, social problem solving, skin conductance, physiological reactivity, stress response, self-regulation
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Arousal, Child, Emotions, Female, Galvanic Skin Response, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Personality Assessment, Problem Solving, Social Behavior, Self-Injurious Behavior
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