Psychological Development and Education ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (6): 759-768.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2017.06.15

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The Psychological Mechanism and Influential Factors of Adolescent NSSI: An Emotion Regulation Perspective

WANG Quanquan, WEI Ming, LIU Xia   

  1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • Online:2017-11-15 Published:2017-11-15

Abstract: Adolescents is at high risk of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), which is closely related to the emotion regulation function of NSSI. Several explanatory models, including the biosocial model, experiential avoidance model and emotion regulation model, were put forward to enhance our understanding of the central role of emotion regulation in the onset and maintenance of NSSI. In this review, several risk factors related to emotion have been discussed, including biological factors, interpersonal factors and personality traits. Future research should focus on the longitudinal study, the interaction between gene and environment and the application of brain imaging technique.

Key words: non-suicidal self-injury, emotion regulation, adolescents

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