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Catherine R Glenn1, Terry D Blumenthal, E David Klonsky
1Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, 11794-2500, United States. cassie.glenn@gmail.com
Abstract:
The current study examined emotional reactivity in nonsuicidal self-injurers and noninjuring controls using self-report (the Emotional Reactivity Scale: ERS) and psychophysiological measures (the startle reflex was measured during and after the presentation of IAPS images). Self-injurers reported greater emotional reactivity on the ERS, but did not exhibit differences in startle modulation during or after picture viewing compared to controls. Results suggest a divergence between self-report and psychophysiological measures of emotion in NSSI.
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