On the Creative Edge: Exploring Motivations for Creating Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Content Online

This article reports the findings from a qualitative analysis of online interviews with 17 individuals who produce NSSI content. A thematic analysis of participants’ narratives identified two prominent motives: self-oriented motivation (to express self and creativity, to reflect on NSSI experience, to mitigate self-destructive urges) and social motivation (to support similar others, to seek out peers, to raise social awareness). Participants also reported a double-edged impact of NSSI content both as a trigger and a deterrent to NSSI.

Source: Qualitative Health Research - September 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Seko, Y., Kidd, S. A., Wiljer, D., McKenzie, K. J. Tags: Using the Internet Source Type: research