TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The effects of blood in self-injurious cutting: positive and negative affect regulation
JO  - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)
A1  - Stacy, Stephanie E.
A1  - Pepper, Carolyn M.
A1  - Clapp, Joshua D.
A1  - Reyna, Alejandra H.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Seeing one's own blood may be a factor in affect regulation in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). This study examined changes in a negative (NA) and positive affect (PA) in response to a finger prick eliciting a small drop of participants' blood. <br><br>METHODS: Two groups (NSSI; N = 56 and Control; N = 70) of undergraduate students were randomly assigned to receive a finger prick and look at blood, receive a finger prick and not look at blood, or receive a sham finger prick. Following a mood induction, participants completed the PANAS three times: Time 1 (pre mood-induction, baseline), Time 2 (post-mood induction), and Time 3 (post-finger prick condition), and a Pain Severity Scale. <br><br>RESULTS: A significant three-way interaction revealed that the NSSI: Blood Group had an increased positive effect between Time 2 and Time 3. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Blood serves an important function in NSSI and requires additional research to fully understand the relationship.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9762
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23267
ID  - ref1
ER  -