TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - A meta-analysis on the affect regulation function of real-time self-injurious thoughts and behaviours
JO  - Nature human behaviour
A1  - Kuehn, Kevin S.
A1  - Dora, Jonas
A1  - Harned, Melanie S.
A1  - Foster, Katherine T.
A1  - Song, Frank
A1  - Smith, Michele R.
A1  - King, Kevin M.
SP  - 964
EP  - 974
VL  - 6
IS  - 7
N2  - Prominent theories suggest that self-injurious thoughts and behaviours are negatively reinforced by decreased negative affect. The present meta-analysis quantifies effects from intensive longitudinal studies measuring negative affect and self-injurious thoughts and behaviours. We obtained data from 38 of the 79 studies (48%, 22 unique datasets) involving N = 1,644 participants (80% female, 75% white). Individual-participant data meta-analyses revealed changes in affect pre/post self-injurious thoughts and behaviours. In antecedent models, results supported increased negative affect before nonsuicidal self-injurious behaviour (k = 14, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.31) and suicidal thoughts (k = 14, 95% CI 0.03 to 0.19). For consequence models, negative affect was reduced following nonsuicidal self-injurious thoughts (k = 6, 95% CI -0.79 to -0.44), nonsuicidal self-injurious behaviours (k = 14, 95% CI -0.73 to -0.19) and suicidal thoughts (k = 13, 95% CI -0.79 to -0.23). <br><br>FINDINGS, which were not moderated by sampling strategies or sample composition, support the affect regulation function of self-injurious thoughts and behaviours.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2397-3374
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01340-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -