Exploring the Role of Self‐Defective Beliefs in the Relation Between Sexual Orientation and Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury in Young Women
Taken together, our findings suggest that self-defective beliefs are a salient cognitive concern associated with indicators of NSSI severity in college-aged SM women. Additional research is needed to determine whether these findings replicate in SM men, transgender, and gender diverse populations.
Authors
- Dominic M. Denning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6875-646X)
- Connor O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8677-4614)
- Katherine L. Dixon–Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6962-3121)
- Elinor E. Waite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-0074)
- Lauren A. Haliczer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-0748)
Institutions
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.13158
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00