title: Cognitive and Emotion-Regulatory Mediators of the Relationship Between Behavioral Approach System Sensitivity and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Frequency.
abstract: Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is highly prevalent among late adolescents and predicts the onset of suicidal ideation and behavior. Although research has established an association between the behavioral approach system (BAS) and NSSI, less research has explored mechanisms underlying this relationship. The authors examined negative and positive emotion regulation patterns, as well as the BAS-relevant cognitive style of self-criticism, as potential mechanisms through which a hypersensitive BAS might be related to NSSI frequency. Late adolescents (N = 177) with high and moderate BAS levels completed measures of self-criticism, positive emotion regulation, brooding, and both lifetime and last-year frequency of NSSI. Results indicated that self-criticism and positive emotion dampening independently mediated the relationship between BAS and last-year frequency of NSSI. Self-criticism also mediated the relationship between BAS and lifetime frequency of NSSI. Results suggest that cognitive and emotion-regulatory styles may help to explain why high BAS individuals are likely to engage in NSSI.
authors.affiliation: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Taylor A
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8816-1463
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Stange
authors.affiliation: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.affiliation: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jonah N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jared
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Garro-Moore
authors.affiliation: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Issar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Daryanani
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Lyn Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Abramson
authors.affiliation: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Alloy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012647:Self-Assessment; D000068356:Self-Control / Q000523:psychology*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult