Healing the wounds: understanding individuals' experiences in cessation of non-suicidal self-injury
Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The intention of this study was to investigate the cessation of non-suicidal self-injury \n(NSSI): How and why individuals with a past history of NSSI stopped engaging in the \nbehaviour. To meet this aim, two comprehensive literature reviews were performed \nexamining factors of cessation drawn from previous NSSI literature and from substance \nabuse and eating disorder literature. An online survey was created to ascertain which \nvariables were endorsed by a sample population of individuals who have successfully \nresolved NSSI (n = 49). The results identified specific factors and underlying \nmechanisms associated with cessation, including the motivation to change, maturational \nfactors, relational ties, natural recovery and internal strategies utilized to reduce NSSI. \nRecommendations for future research and treatment implications are provided. Given the \nhigh prevalence of NSSI and the scarcity of research focusing on the cessation of NSSI, \nthe information gleaned from this thesis may assist counsellors in developing more \neffective assessment methods, interventions, and treatment strategies.
Author: Tamiko Sugimoto
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1603555041