Citation

Thomassin K, Quint E, Sezlik S, Shaffer A. J. Res. Adolesc. 2017; 27(4): 752-764.

Affiliation

University of Georgia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jora.12312

PMID

29152867

Abstract

This study examined profiles of specific emotion deficits, including poor emotion awareness, reluctance to express emotion, sadness inhibition and dysregulation, and anger inhibition and dysregulation. Self-report questionnaires assessed adolescents' emotion skills and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) engagement, frequency, severity, methods, and age of onset. Latent profile analysis yielded a three-profile solution: Low Deficit (LD; n = 49), Unaware/Anger Dysregulated (UAD; n = 24), and Anger Inhibited (AI; n = 20) profiles. Adolescents in the UAD profile were more likely to engage in NSSI, displayed a higher NSSI frequency, and reported a higher number of NSSI methods when compared to adolescents in the LD profile. No links emerged for NSSI severity or age of onset.

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