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Table 3 Psychological correlates of NSSI across NSSI diagnostic subgroups (n = 85)

From: Depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury: comparisons of the psychological correlates and suicidal presentations across diagnostic subgroups

 

A. NSSI+/

depression-/PTSD-

(n = 14)

B. NSSI+/

depression+/PTSD-

(n = 57)

C. NSSI+/

depression-/PTSD-

(n = 14)

Psychological correlates (M (SD))

CES-DC

25.57 (13.18)

46.11 (10.25)

50.07 (7.51)

Somatic complaints

8.64 (4.91)

15.02 (4.29)

16.00 (4.47)

Depressed affect

7.57 (4.40)

16.20 (4.61)

17.93 (3.05)

Lack of positive affect

7.36 (3.67)

10.54 (2.00)

11.07 (1.07)

Interpersonal difficulties

2.00 (1.75)

4.35 (1.71)

5.07 (1.14)

DERS-16

41.31 (16.07)

66.74 (12.87)

71.14 (10.11)

Lack of emotional clarity

5.08 (1.98)

7.56 (2.30)

8.43 (2.21)

Inability to engage in goal directed behaviors

8.46 (2.88)

13.44 (2.50)

14.00 (1.30)

Difficulties controlling impulsive behaviors

7.69 (4.11)

12.35 (3.25)

12.71 (2.87)

Limited access to emotion regulation strategies

12.38 (6.09)

21.16 (4.53)

22.50 (3.88)

Nonacceptance of negative emotions

7.69 (3.45)

12.23 (3.36)

13.50 (3.32)

ATQ

71.07 (25.52)

121.33 (24.35)

134.29 (10.97)

RRS

45.00 (14.94)

65.46 (12.57)

73.69 (12.62)

Brooding

14.79 (4.98)

22.74 (4.58)

25.00 (4.28)

Reflective pondering

11.43 (4.16)

14.40 (4.66)

17.00 (5.34)

Depressive rumination

18.79 (7.35)

28.32 (5.46)

31.69 (4.11)

PSS-10

21.64 (5.54)

26.68 (5.43)

30.50 (5.63)

Perceived helplessness

13.64 (4.94)

17.72 (4.02)

20.21 (4.61)

Perceived self-efficacy

8.00 (3.16)

8.96 (3.35)

10.29 (2.20)

  1. Notes. CES-DC: Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children; DERS: Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; ATQ: The Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire; RRS: The Ruminative Response Scale; PSS: Perceived Stress Scale
  2. n = 82 for CES-DC, its subscales, and ATQ; n = 84 for DERS-16, RRS, and their subscales; n = 85 for PSS-10 and its subscales