Open AccessAnalysis of Personality, Suicide, and Self‐Injury in Emerging Adulthood
Author(s) -
La Guardia Amanda C.,
Cramer Robert J.,
Bryson Claire N.,
EmelianchikKey Kelly
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of college counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.397
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2161-1882
pISSN - 1099-0399
DOI - 10.1002/jocc.12149
Subject(s) - psychology , neuroticism , clinical psychology , personality , big five personality traits , coping (psychology) , interpersonal communication , suicide prevention , poison control , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , social psychology
Nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) is a maladaptive coping strategy that is of significant clinical concern for behavioral health professionals in college settings. Relationships between NSSI, acquired capability for suicide, interpersonal cognitions, and five‐factor model personality traits were assessed in a survey‐based study that included 192 young adults in a college setting. Results indicated that those with an affirmative suicide attempt history, greater acquired capability for suicide, and elevated neuroticism had an increased likelihood of lifetime NSSI.