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Emma Nielsen1, Kapil Sayal2, Ellen Townsend1

  • 1School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

Journal of Affective Disorders
|November 5, 2016
PubMed
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Coping strategies differ between self-harm ideation and enactment. Understanding these differences is crucial for suicide prevention efforts, especially identifying triggers for self-harm behavior.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Mental Health Research
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Self-harm is utilized as a coping mechanism.
  • Limited understanding exists regarding coping dynamics in different self-harm contexts (ideation, enactment, absence of self-harm).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the differences in coping strategies associated with self-harm ideation, enactment, and absence of self-harm.
  • To explore the relationship between coping mechanisms and recent self-harm experiences.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 1,157 participants aged 16-49 with recent self-harm history (past 3 months).
  • Participants reported coping strategies used in response to their most significant recent stressor.

Main Results:

Keywords:
CopingCoping functionsNon-suicidal self-injurySelf-harmSuicide

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  • Nearly 40% of participants with recent self-harm reported no ideation or enactment during their most significant stressor.
  • Reappraisal coping predicted self-harm thoughts; approach, emotion regulation, and reappraisal coping predicted self-harm behavior.
  • Emotion regulation coping distinguished between self-harm ideation and enactment groups.

Conclusions:

  • Functional coping dynamics are differentially linked to self-harm ideation and enactment.
  • Understanding transitions between ideation and enactment is vital for suicide prevention.
  • Identifying tipping points for self-harm enactment has clinical implications for safety planning.