@article{ref1,
title="Thoughts and beliefs about nonsuicidal self-injury: an application of social cognitive theory",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2019",
author="Dawkins, Jessica C. and Hasking, Penelope A. and Boyes, Mark E.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="<b>Objectives:</b> According to Social Cognitive Theory, the anticipated consequences of a behavior (outcome expectancies), coupled with our belief in our ability to successfully perform the behavior (self-efficacy), determine the likelihood of engagement in a behavior. We explored whether the relationship between nonsuicidal self-injury outcome expectancies and self-injury was moderated by self-efficacy to resist nonsuicidal self-injury. <b>Participants:</b> Five hundred and sixteen college students aged 18-26 years (<i>M</i> = 20.60, <i>SD</i> = 1.86). <b>Methods:</b> Self-report measures were completed online. <b>Results:</b> The relationship between expecting self-injury would result in pain or emotion regulation and engaging in self-injury was moderated by a belief in the ability to resist self-injury. People who had never self-injured were more likely to believe that self-injury would cause physical pain and believe they could resist self-injury. A belief in the ability to resist self-injury countered expectations that self-injury would result in emotion regulation. <b>Conclusion:</b> Results may inform college-based prevention and intervention efforts.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2019.1679817",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1679817"
}