@article{ref1,
title="Explicit and implicit measurement of nonsuicidal self-injury in the prediction of concurrent and prospective self-injury",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2021",
author="Powers, Jeffrey T. and Brausch, Amy M. and Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The relationship between explicit nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) behavior and implicit identification with NSSI is important to understand considering the under-reported nature of NSSI and the subsequent elevated risk of more severe NSSI. It was expected that implicit assessment of NSSI at baseline would be associated with past-year NSSI frequency assessed at baseline and that it would more strongly associate with NSSI frequency than self-reported future likelihood of NSSI at a 6-month follow-up. <br><br>METHOD: Data were collected from 420 young adults (mean age = 19; 83% women, 87% White) with recent NSSI at baseline, and 324 were assessed at 6-month follow-up. Participants completed self-report measures and the Self-Injury Implicit Association Task (SI-IAT) at each time point. <br><br>RESULTS: Baseline implicit NSSI scores significantly predicted NSSI frequency at baseline but not at 6-month follow-up. However, explicit ratings were strongly and significantly associated with future NSSI frequency. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that although implicit identification with oneself and NSSI is important to understand, there are limitations regarding the possible utility of the SI-IAT in predicting future NSSI engagement and further research is needed to fully understand why NSSI continues to be such a strong predictor of future NSSI behavior, and suicidal ideation and behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="10.1111/sltb.12734",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12734"
}