title: Adversity, emotion regulation, and non-suicidal self-injury in eating disorders.
abstract: The comorbidity between non-suicidal self-injury and eating disorder behaviors suggests that psychosocial factors may play a role in both types of behaviors. This study aimed to assess the presence of non-suicidal self-injury in 66 eating disorder patients and to analyze the associations among adversity, emotion regulation, non-suicidal self-injury, and disordered eating behavior. A total of 24 participants (36.4%) reported non-suicidal self-injury. Patients endorsing self-injury had a higher severity of disordered eating behavior. More difficulties in emotion regulation and a greater number of methods of non-suicidal self-injury were associated with a higher severity of eating pathology. Clinicians should consider these relationships in the assessment and treatment of eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: a Center for Research in Psychology (CIPsi), School of Psychology , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana Isabel
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: a Center for Research in Psychology (CIPsi), School of Psychology , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramalho
authors.affiliation: b Faculty of Medicine, Hospital of S. João , University of Porto , Porto , Portugal.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brandão
authors.affiliation: c Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department , Hospital Centre of Porto , Porto , Portugal.
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saraiva
authors.affiliation: a Center for Research in Psychology (CIPsi), School of Psychology , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal.
authors.forename: Sónia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000068356:Self-Control / Q000523:psychology*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult