Citation

Ammerman BA, Sorgi KM, Berman ME, Coccaro EF, McCloskey MS. Arch. Suicide Res. 2018; ePub(ePub): 1-13.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13811118.2018.1527267

PMID

30300119

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Despite increased use of behavioral analogues to identify casual mechanisms of self-injurious behavior (e.g. suicide attempts; non-suicidal self-injury), little is known about the impact on participants. The current study examined the impact of a specific behavior analogue, Self-Aggressive Paradigm (SAP), on participant affect.

METHODS: Community participants (n = 507) reported several affective ratings before and after completing SAP task procedures.

RESULTS: Following the SAP, participants reported reductions in nervousness and fear and increases in calmness and anger (d = .21). Participants with a current anxiety disorder reported greater increases in happiness; those with a suicide attempt history reported greater increases in sadness.

RESULTS: Findings demonstrate the SAP has no adverse mood effects, supporting its use in experimental research.

Language: en

Keywords

behavioral analogues; laboratory tasks; negative mood; non-suicidal self-injury; suicide attempt