Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Keywords
Emotions; Alexithymia; Emotions; Parasuicide; Stress (Psychology); Academic theses;
Abstract
Research has investigated perceived stress, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), emotional dysregulation, and alexithymia independently. However, there have been no studies to date that have simultaneously examined the relationship among all these variables. The purpose of this study was to examine these variables among those who had or had not engaged in NSSI. Five hundred seventy-seven college students completed self report measures of non-suicidal self-injury, perceived stress level, emotional dysregulation, and alexithymia. As hypothesized, those who had engaged in self-harm behaviors reported higher levels of perceived stress, emotional dysregulation, and alexithymia. There were no gender differences except on perceived stress levels, where women reported a greater level of stress than men. As hypothesized, there was a significant positive correlation between alexithymia and perceived stress. Contrary to the hypothesis, the emotional dysregulation and alexithymia scales were strongly correlated. Lastly, emotional dysregulation was found to be the best predictor of group classification (had ever engaged in self-harm or not), followed by perceived stress, and lastly alexithymia. Further implications are discussed.
Year of Submission
2009
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Seth Brown
Second Advisor
Andrew Gilpin
Third Advisor
Helen Harton
Date Original
2009
Object Description
1 PDF file (54 leaves)
Copyright
©2009 Kelly K. Espenschade
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Espenschade, Kelly K., "Investigating the Potential Contributors to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Stress, Emotional Dysregulation, and Alexithymia" (2009). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2587.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2587
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