Open AccessSelf-injurious behavior, emotion regulation, and attachment styles among college students in India
Author(s) -
Naphisabet Kharsati,
Poornima Bhola
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.196049
Subject(s) - psychology , attachment theory , developmental psychology , social psychology
Intentional self-directed acts of injury are the most common among adolescents and young adults. Developmental psychopathology theories that conceptualize pathways to self-injurious behaviors (SIBs) implicate insecure attachment representations and inadequate self-regulatory skills to cope with emotional distress.