SynthesisEuropean psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2019
Emotion dysregulation and non-suicidal self-injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Leveraging Biomarkers and New Technologies to Reduce Self-Injury and Substance Abuse Risk Among Highly Vulnerable Adolescents
Enhancing Emotion Regulation With an In-situ Socially Assistive Robot Among LGBTQ+ Youth With Self-harm Ideation: a Randomised Control Trial
Who cites it
215 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Scars, screens, and stakes: Link between non-suicidal self-injury and problem gambling, problem gaming, and problematic internet use - A systematic review.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Pooled it
- Emotion Regulation Differences Between Gender and Sexuality Groups: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Psychosocial Interventions on Children and Youth Emotion Regulation: A Meta-Analysis.Administration and policy in mental health · 2025Pooled it
- A bibliometric analysis and visualization of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- A socially assistive robot to support mental wellbeing in LGBTQ+ young people at risk of self-harm: a randomized controlled trial.Nature medicine · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of 13-week dialectical behavior therapy skills training for non-suicidal self-injury: a multi-center randomized clinical trial in China.Psychological medicine · 2026Trial
- Heterogeneous trajectories of suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms during an indicated school-based CBT intervention: a group-based trajectory modeling study.BMC psychology · 2026Trial
- Effects of a Whole-School Prevention Program Targeting Mental Health and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Swedish Adolescents: A Cluster-Randomized Experimental Study with Longitudinal Follow-Up.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Trial
- Early remission of deliberate self-harm predicts emotion regulation capacity in adulthood: 12.4 years follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of adolescents with repeated self-harm and borderline features.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Trial
- [Efficacy evaluation of repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with bipolar depression triple therapy in reducing female adolescents' non-suicidal self-injury].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025Trial
- Alcohol use prior to episodes of nonsuicidal self-injury in women with borderline personality disorder participating in a randomized clinical trial of dialectical behavior therapy.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Trial
- The effectiveness and acceptability of formal versus informal mindfulness among university students with and without recent self-injury: A randomized controlled trial.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2025Trial
- Hierarchical neural variability reveals adaptive and maladaptive mechanisms of non-suicidal self-injury.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- The Role of Glymphatic Clearance in Affective Decision-Making in Adolescents with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Anxiety influences the addictive feature of non-suicidal self-injury behavior via somatic symptom in adolescents with major depressive disorder.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Mapping emotion regulation profiles in adolescence and examining their associations with mental health outcomes.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2026Article
- Latent profiles of mental health and care barriers among heterosexual and sexual minority adolescents.Israel journal of health policy research · 2026Article
- The Association Between Peer Bullying and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Through Emotion Dysregulation.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- Sleep Problems and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Review
- Beyond Emotion Regulation Difficulties: a Cross-National, Cross-Sectional Study of Strengths-Based Psychological Predictors of Self-Injury Among University Students.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundOver the past several years there has been considerable interest in the relation between emotion dysregulation and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), particularly given that rates of NSSI have been increasing and NSSI is a critical risk factor for suicidal behavior. To date, however, no synthesis of empirical findings exists.
methodsThe present study presents a comprehensive meta-analytic review of the literature on the association between NSSI and emotion dysregulation. A total of 48 publications, including 49 independent samples, were included in this analysis.
resultsOverall, a significant association was found between emotion dysregulation and NSSI (pooled OR = 3.03 [95% CI = 2.56-3.59]). This association was reduced but remained significant (OR = 2.40 [95% CI = 2.01-2.86]) after adjustment for publication bias. Emotion dysregulation subscales most strongly associated with NSSI included limited access to regulation strategies, non-acceptance of emotional responses, impulse control difficulties, and difficulties engaging goal-directed behavior. Lack of emotional awareness/clarity and cognitive aspects of dysregulation yielded weaker, yet significant, positive associations with NSSI.
conclusionsFindings support the notion that greater emotion dysregulation is associated with higher risk for NSSI among individuals across settings, regardless of age or sex. Furthermore, findings reveal facets of dysregulation that may have unique implications for NSSI. This meta-analysis highlights the importance of better understanding emotion dysregulation as a treatment target for preventing NSSI.
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