@article{ref1,
title="Nonsuicidal self-injury as an affect-regulation strategy and the moderating role of impulsivity",
journal="Child and adolescent mental health",
year="2014",
author="Di Pierro, Rossella and Sarno, Irene and Gallucci, Marcello and Madeddu, Fabio",
volume="19",
number="4",
pages="259-264",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is used to cope with negative affect states. We investigated the association between impulsivity and this affect-regulation process.   METHOD: Affect states associated with NSSI and impulsivity traits were evaluated in 30 Italian adolescent self-injurers (63.3% female, mean age = 16.63, SD = 0.56).   RESULTS: Nonsuicidal self-injury was associated with decreases in affective arousal, but impulsivity moderated other affective changes. High impulsivity was associated with increases in negative high-arousal affects after NSSI, whereas low impulsivity was associated with increases in positive affects after NSSI.   CONCLUSION: Impulsivity traits influenced the success or failure of the NSSI affect-regulation process.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1475-357X",
doi="10.1111/camh.12063",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/camh.12063"
}