Non-alt identity (n = 145) | Alt identity (n = 22) | Corrected | |||||
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Reasons for self-injury | M | SD | M | SD | t1 | p-level | p-level2 |
8. To receive more attention from your parents or friends | 0.13 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.91 | -3.36 | .001 | .003 |
17. To get your parents to understand or notice you | 0.15 | 0.56 | 0.36 | 0.95 | -1.49 | .138 | .192 |
11. To get other people to act differently or change | 0.08 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.84 | -2.53 | .012 | .026 |
15. To let others know how desperate you were | 0.30 | 0.72 | 1.00 | 1.31 | -3.72 | ≤ .001 | .002 |
20. To get help | 0.03 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.91 | -4.28 | ≤ .001 | ≤ .001 |
12. To be like someone you respect | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.21 | -0.26 | .798 | .798 |
3. To get attention | 0.14 | 0.42 | 0.59 | 0.96 | -3.81 | ≤ .001 | .002 |
21. To make others angry | 0.06 | 0.38 | 0.18 | 0.50 | -1.33 | .187 | .246 |
14. To stop bad feelings | 0.60 | 0.95 | 1.09 | 1.06 | -2.22 | .028 | .050 |
7. To try to get a reaction from someone, even if it’s negative | 0.12 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.73 | -2.01 | .046 | .077 |
22. To feel relaxed | 0.18 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.65 | -1.12 | .263 | .313 |
6. To get control of a situation | 0.24 | 0.60 | 0.41 | 0.73 | -1.18 | .240 | .301 |
4. To feel something | 0.21 | 0.59 | 0.82 | 0.96 | -4.07 | ≤ .001 | ≤ .001 |
10. To punish yourself | 0.28 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 1.08 | -2.81 | .006 | .013 |
2. To relieve feeling numb or empty | 0.12 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.74 | -3.38 | .001 | .003 |
18. To give yourself something to do when alone | 0.17 | 0.54 | 0.23 | 0.53 | -0.44 | .659 | .687 |
13. To avoid punishment or paying the consequences | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.21 | -0.46 | .649 | .687 |
9. To avoid being with people | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.85 | -3.13 | .002 | .006 |
5. To avoid doing something unpleasant you don’t want to do | 0.17 | 0.52 | 0.41 | 0.73 | -1.88 | .062 | .097 |
16. To feel more a part of a group | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.53 | -3.27 | .001 | .004 |
1. To avoid school, work, or other activities | 0.13 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.80 | -2.31 | .022 | .043 |
19. To give yourself something to do with others | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.88 | .380 | .431 |
Factor 1: Interpersonal Influence and communication | -0.10 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 1.99 | -3.47 | .001 | .003 |
Factor 2: Automatic functions | -0.07 | 0.92 | 0.56 | 1.35 | -2.80 | .006 | .013 |
Factor 3: Peer avoidance-attraction | -0.04 | 0.86 | 0.31 | 1.69 | -1.55 | .124 | .183 |