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Sleep irregularity and nonsuicidal self-injurious urges and behaviors.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of Ecological Momentary Assessment Procedures of Self-Harm (With and Without Suicidal Intent) Studies in Adolescents and Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Use of Electronic Ecological Momentary Assessment Methodologies in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep Research in Young Adults: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Predicting next-day suicidal urges, depression, and PTSD symptoms using ecological momentary assessments and passive sensing of sleep among military service members and veterans.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Article
- Comparing Objective Measures of Sleep Disturbance and Sleep Related Impairments as Proximal Risk Indicators of Suicidal Intent and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2026Article
- Health Related Quality of Life and Sleep Regularity Among Middle-Aged to Older Adults From the Community.Journal of sleep research · 2026Article
- Sleep regularity in adolescents: Associations with sleep, rest-activity indices, and prospective substance use and depression.Journal of sleep research · 2025Article
- Sleep characteristics and non-suicidal self-injury: unveiling the association in depressed adolescents.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Biological rhythm and depression severity mediate the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents with depressive disorder.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Association Between Presleep and Postwake Mobile Phone Use and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among University Students: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- A longitudinal study on problematic smartphone use and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: the mediating role of academic procrastination and anxiety.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Self-Criticism as a Moderator of the Link between Daily Sleep and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2025Article
- Objectively Measured Smartphone Use and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among College Students: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Sleep trajectories and frequency of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents: a person-oriented perspective over two years.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the association between sleep and fear extinction learning in adolescents with anxiety and/or OCD: a study protocol.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2025Article
- Sleep, Well-Being, and Cognition in Medical Interns on a Float or Overnight Call Schedule.JAMA network open · 2024Observational
- Digital Phenotyping for Real-Time Monitoring of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Self-Compassion as a Mediator Linking Sleep Disturbances with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: A Four-Wave, Cross-Lagged Study.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- Examining sleep disturbance components as near-term predictors of suicide ideation in daily life.Psychiatry research · 2023Article
- Childhood trauma, peer victimization, and non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese adolescents: a latent variable mediation analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Association Between Sunlight Exposure and Mental Health: Evidence from a Special Population Without Sunlight in Work.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2023Article
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objectivesThe objectives of this study were to examine the relationships between sleep regularity and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), including lifetime NSSI history and daily NSSI urges.
methodsUndergraduate students (N = 119; 18-26 years), approximately half of whom endorsed a lifetime history of repetitive NSSI, completed a 10-day actigraphy and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) protocol. A Sleep Regularity Index was calculated for all participants using scored epoch by epoch data to capture rapid changes in sleep schedules. Participants responded to EMA prompts assessing NSSI urge severity and negative affect three times daily over the 10-day assessment period.
resultsResults indicate that individuals with a repetitive NSSI history were more likely to experience sleep irregularity than those without a history of NSSI. Findings also suggest that sleep irregularity was associated with more intense urges to engage in NSSI on a daily basis, even after accounting for average daily sleep duration, sleep timing, negative affect, and NSSI history. Neither sleep duration nor sleep timing was associated with NSSI history nor daily NSSI urge intensity.
conclusionsFindings suggest that sleep irregularity is linked with NSSI, including NSSI history and intensity of urges to engage in NSSI. The present study not only supports the growing evidence linking sleep disturbance with the risk for self-injury but also demonstrates this relationship using actigraphy and real-time assessments of NSSI urge severity. Findings highlight the importance of delineating the nuances in sleep irregularity that are proximally associated with NSSI risk and identifying targets for intervention.
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