Abstract
NSSI affects many young adults and is associated with suicidal ideation, as well as numerous mental health disorders and other psychological variables. There were a total of 59 participants that participated in this study from an undergraduate college sample who endorsed self-injuring. An online platform for research was used to recruit participants and provide them with the online survey link. Self-injuring more than one bodily location may result in feeling more stigma than individuals who self-injure one bodily location. Self-stigma and self-injuring multiple bodily locations both significantly predicted suicidal ideation, but gender and social support did not predict suicidal ideation. Women significantly endorsed self-injuring their torso more compared to men, otherwise, no other gender differences in bodily location of self-injury were found. In conclusion, clinicians should consider addressing self-stigma and number of bodily locations an individual self-injures when doing suicide risk assessments.
Advisor
Eric Sprankle
Committee Member
Kristie Campana
Committee Member
Sarah Sifers
Date of Degree
2017
Language
english
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Smith-Kellen, S. (2017). Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Characteristics and How Social Support Plays a Role [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/715/
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