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Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury in College Students: The Role of Perfectionism and Rumination
Author(s) -
Hoff Erica R.,
Muehlenkamp Jennifer J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1521/suli.2009.39.6.576
Subject(s) - rumination , perfectionism (psychology) , clinical psychology , psychology , anxiety , cognitive vulnerability , poison control , personality , depression (economics) , injury prevention , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , cognition , depressive symptoms , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , medical emergency , economics , macroeconomics
A paucity of research exists examining personality and cognitive characteristics that may contribute to nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI). The purpose of the current study was to clarify the contribution of perfectionism and rumination, along with depression and anxiety, to NSSI within a sample of 170 college students. Group comparisons revealed that participants with a history of NSSI endorsed significantly more rumination and depressive and anxious symptoms then non‐NSSI controls. Results regarding perfectionism were mixed, with NSSI participants differing from controls on select aspects of perfectionism. Results suggest higher levels of depression and anxiety and a ruminative cognitive style may increase vulnerability for NSSI; however, further research is needed to clarify the contribution of perfectionism.