@article{ref1,
title="The downside of being openminded: the positive relation between openness to experience and nonsuicidal self-injury",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2023",
author="Bresin, Konrad and Hunt, Rowan A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Sensation seeking and openness are two distinct, but related, individual differences that lead individuals to seek out intense sensations. As a result, these traits may also predispose individuals toward engaging in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI); however, to date, no models have examined the relation between openness and NSSI after accounting for the influence of sensation. <br><br>METHOD: The goals of this study were to (1) examine the relation between openness and NSSI while accounting for sensation seeking in a sample of racially diverse undergraduates (N = 340) and (2) conduct a meta-analysis of the existing research on the association between NSSI and openness. <br><br>RESULTS: A negative binomial regression model demonstrated a significant positive association between NSSI and openness when accounting for sensation seeking; however, NSSI was not significantly related to sensation seeking. Moreover, multivariate meta-analysis with robust variance revealed a small, but significant, association between NSSI and openness across 15 studies. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Together, these results suggest a positive association between openness and NSSI, highlighting an area for future research in what role openness to experience might play in the development of NSSI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="10.1111/sltb.12943",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12943"
}