title: The Incremental Utility of Emotion Regulation But Not Emotion Reactivity in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury.
abstract: This study assessed the incremental utility of emotion reactivity and emotion regulation in relation to nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). Participants included 379 college students aged 18-22 who completed self-report measures of emotion regulation, emotion reactivity, and NSSI. Emotion regulation was significantly related to NSSI both ignoring and controlling for reactivity, but the reverse was not true. Participants' use of NSSI for affect regulation appeared to moderate this relation. Findings support emotion regulation deficits as a target for intervention over and above heightened emotion reactivity, especially in those who use NSSI to regulate negative affect.
authors.affiliation: Psychology & Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Zelkowitz
authors.affiliation: Psychology & Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. david.cole@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Gloria T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tomarken
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D035841:Behavioral Research; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011580:Psychological Techniques; D011931:Reactive Inhibition; D057566:Self Report; D000068356:Self-Control / Q000523:psychology*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult