TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Non-suicidal self-injury and emotional burden among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional online survey
JO  - BJPsych open
A1  - Schleicher, Daniel
A1  - Heidingsfelder, Elisa
A1  - Kandsperger, Stephanie
A1  - Jarvers, Irina
A1  - Ecker, Angelika
A1  - Brunner, Romuald
SP  - e1
EP  - e1
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
N2  - Owing to restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased stress is evident in university students with a lifetime history of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Therefore, we examined two groups of university students (n = 174) in an online survey, one that exhibited early NSSI in adolescence (n = 51) and another that exhibited continuous NSSI beyond the age of 18 (n = 123) (German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00023731). We compared the two groups in terms of depressive symptoms in the previous 2 weeks as well as self-perceived changes in emotional burden, urge to self-injure and NSSI frequency in the first year of the pandemic compared with the year before (pre-pandemic). Among other findings, both groups showed an increase in emotional burden and urge to self-injure.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2056-4724
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2022.616
ID  - ref1
ER  -