Examining associations between negative affect arousal dimensions and self-injurious thoughts: Findings from two real-time monitoring studies with psychiatrically acute adolescents.

Kinjal K Patel, Elizabeth A Edershile, Abigail J Luce, Emelyn C Auad, Richard T Liu, Evan M Kleiman, Catherine R Glenn

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Separating presence from severity in suicidal ideation: Evidence from multilevel hurdle models.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2026
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A real-time examination and comparison of differentiation among suicidal thinking and affect items in an adolescent sample.Psychological assessment · 2026
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Kinjal K PatelOld Dominion University, College of Sciences, Department of Psychology, Norfolk, VA, USA; Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, Norfolk, VA, USA. Electronic address: kpate026@odu.edu.

Elizabeth A EdershileRutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.

Abigail J LuceOld Dominion University, College of Sciences, Department of Psychology, Norfolk, VA, USA.

Emelyn C AuadOld Dominion University, College of Sciences, Department of Psychology, Norfolk, VA, USA.

Richard T LiuMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Evan M KleimanRutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.

Catherine R GlennOld Dominion University, College of Sciences, Department of Psychology, Norfolk, VA, USA; Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, Norfolk, VA, USA.

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Clarifying proximal mechanisms linking interpersonal stressors to suicidal behavior in youth: A multi-informant real-time monitoring studyR01MH124899 · NIMH · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI GLENN, CATHERINE ROSE, KLEIMAN, EVAN · 2021 to 2025

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NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH124899

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Abstract

Adolescence is a critical period for the onset of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs). This study examined the proximal associations between negative affect (NA) arousal dimensions and self-injurious thoughts using ecological momentary assessment in two independent samples of psychiatrically acute adolescents. Several times a day for 28 days, adolescents reported high arousal NA (e.g., anger, agitation), low arousal NA (e.g., sadness, guilt), passive suicidal thought intensity, active suicidal thought intensity, and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) thought intensity. Multilevel modeling revealed that both high and low arousal NA were associated with increased passive suicidal thought intensity, active suicidal thought intensity, and NSSI thought intensity in contemporaneous models across samples, with low arousal NA prospectively predicting greater passive and active suicidal thought intensity at subsequent within-day time points. Findings highlight the importance of distinguishing NA arousal dimensions to inform real-time prediction of self-injurious thoughts. Future research is needed in larger samples to examine between-person associations and to explore additional affect dynamic components of NA arousal dimensions to augment understanding of SITB risk in adolescents.

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AdolescenceNegative affectReal-time monitoringSelf-injurious thoughts

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PMID40957201

DOI10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116718

PMCPMC12498215

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