Citation

Andover MS, Pepper CM, Gibb BE. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2007; 37(2): 238-243.

Affiliation

Psychosocial Research Program, Butler Hospital and Brown Medical School, 345 Blackstone Road, Providence, RI 02906, USA. Margaret_Andover@brown.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1521/suli.2007.37.2.238

PMID

17521275

Abstract

The goal of this study was to examine the use of specific coping strategies among self-mutilating college students. The self-mutilating group (n = 44) reported utilizing avoidance strategies more often than did a control group (n = 44) matched for general psychological distress but with no history of self-mutilation. In addition, female, but not male, self-mutilators endorsed using problem-solving and social support seeking strategies less often than nonmutilators. These findings suggest that coping strategies in general and avoidance-based strategies in particular may be important targets for the treatment of self-mutilative behaviors.

Language: en