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Interpersonal Functions of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Their Relationship to Facial Emotion Recognition and Social Problem-Solving

Copps, Emily Caroline
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1548244030168887

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2019, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a growing area of concern in both clinical and non-clinical populations. Understanding the motivations for engaging in this behavior as well as the characteristics of individuals who engage in NSSI are crucial for developing maximally effective interventions. Previous research has indicated that while nearly all self-injurers report doing so as a way of regulating emotions, a slightly smaller proportion (approximately 85%) of individuals who engage in NSSI report doing so for interpersonal reasons – for example, as a way of communicating with others (Turner, Chapman, & Layden, 2012). The current study sought to examine characteristics of individuals who endorse interpersonal functions of self-injury in comparison to self-injurers who do not endorse interpersonal functions of self-injury and to non-self-injuring control participants. It was hypothesized that individuals who endorsed interpersonal NSSI would have greater deficits in social problem-solving and facial emotion recognition compared to self-injurers who do not endorse interpersonal NSSI and to control participants. There were no significant differences between the three groups on facial emotion recognition abilities. A one-way MANOVA indicated that both groups of self-injuring participants had poorer social problem-solving abilities compared to control participants. It may be that individuals with NSSI utilize self-injury as a coping mechanism to the detriment of more effective social problem-solving strategies.
Nicholas Salsman, Ph.D. (Advisor)
52 p.
Clinical Psychology; Mental Health; Psychology
non-suicidal self-injury; self-injury; self-harm; interpersonal skills, social skills, facial emotion recognition, social problem-solving, problem-solving

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  • Copps, E. C. (2019). Interpersonal Functions of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Their Relationship to Facial Emotion Recognition and Social Problem-Solving [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1548244030168887

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Copps, Emily. Interpersonal Functions of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Their Relationship to Facial Emotion Recognition and Social Problem-Solving. 2019. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1548244030168887.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Copps, Emily. "Interpersonal Functions of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Their Relationship to Facial Emotion Recognition and Social Problem-Solving." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1548244030168887

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