Meta-analysis reveals intrapersonal motives predominate in non-suicidal self-injury, highlighting emotion-regulation interventions as central to clinical treatment.
Findings indicate that intrapersonal functions of NSSI are most common and are present for the majority of participants. This finding supports dominant emotion-regulation models of NSSI, and the use of interventions that work to improve emotion-regulation ability. However, interpersonal functions remain endorsed by a substantial portion of participants.
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