ArticleJournal of psychiatric research2021
Anger precedes and predicts nonsuicidal self-injury in veterans: Findings from an ecological momentary assessment study.
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- The Relationship Between Anger and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Meta-Analysis.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2026Pooled it
- Psychosocial factors associated with non-suicidal self-injury in Iranian adolescents and young adults: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Anger predicts suicidal ideation in a sample of veterans with nonsuicidal self-injury: An ecological momentary assessment study.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Article
- Nightmares and self-injurious thoughts among clinically acute adolescents: Examining negative affect as a potential mechanism.Journal of affective disorders · 2025Article
- A Descriptive Study of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Characteristics Among Veterans Meeting Diagnostic Criteria for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Disorder.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2025Article
- Development and refinement of the mobile anger reduction intervention for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2024Article
- Nonsuicidal self-injury methods among U.S. Veterans: Latent class analysis and associations with psychosocial outcomes.Psychiatry research · 2023Article
- Examining the daily relationship between guilt, shame, and substance use among veterans with psychiatric disorders.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2023Article
- Interpersonal stress and nonsuicidal self-injury disorder in veterans: An ecological momentary assessment study.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2023Article
- Experiential Avoidance, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors: A Moderation Analysis in a National Veteran Sample.International journal of cognitive therapy · 2023Article
- Effects of Social Network Characteristics on Mental Health Outcomes Among United States Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers.Community mental health journal · 2022Article
- Affective states and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI): Results from an ecological momentary assessment study of veterans with NSSI disorder.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2022Article
- Qualitative analysis of participant experiences during an ecological momentary assessment study of nonsuicidal self-injury among veterans.Psychiatry research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Veterans have high rates of suicide, and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is one of the strongest predictors of suicide risk; however, there is presently little known about antecedents of NSSI that might inform intervention efforts. Accumulating research suggests that anger and hostility play an important role in NSSI, but whether these emotions precede and predict NSSI is currently unknown. The aim of the current study was to examine the temporal relationships between anger/hostility and NSSI urges and behavior among veterans diagnosed with NSSI disorder. Our hypothesis was that angry/hostile affect would predict subsequent NSSI urge and engagement, but not vice versa. Forty veterans with NSSI disorder completed a 28-day ecological momentary assessment study with three daily prompts to report on their affect and NSSI urges and engagement. Multilevel cross-lagged path modeling was used to determine the direction of effects between angry/hostile affect and NSSI urges and engagement over time. Consistent with our hypothesis, results indicated that the lagged effects of angry/hostile affect on subsequent NSSI urge and engagement were significant, whereas the lagged effects of NSSI urge and engagement on angry/hostile affect were not significant. Findings highlight the importance of assessing and treating anger among veterans who engage in NSSI.
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