The influence of personality traits and emotional and behavioral problems on repetitive nonsuicidal self-injury in a school sample

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is highly prevalent among adolescents and associated with various mental health problems and suicidality. Previous studies have found that certain personality traits are related to NSSI behavior, however only few studies examined personality traits in adolescents with NSSI. Our study aimed to assess the relationship between personality traits and emotional and behavioral problems in predicting repetitive NSSI among adolescents from a school sample.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - February 13, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Janine L üdtke, Benedict Weizenegger, Rachel Rauber, Brigitte Contin, Tina In-Albon, Marc Schmid Source Type: research