Experiences of Unintentionally Severe Harm During Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury Among College Students

Bibliographic Data

ID21653197
AuthorsDaniella L Muller (Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling Rider University), Trevor J Buser (Graduate School of Counseling and Psychology Naropa University, corresponding author), Mena S Farag (Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling Rider University), Mena Farag (0000-0002-0679-0117, Rider University), Juleen K Buser (0009-0003-0472-3652, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling Rider University)
Year2020
Volume23
Issue3
Pages234-246
Publication date2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of College Counseling (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1099-0399 • E-ISSN: 2161-1882
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jocc.12168
OpenAlexW3092480641
LanguageEN
References cited32

Nine participants were interviewed about their experiences with unintentionally severe injury during engagement in nonsuicidal self‐injury. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, we identified four common themes among participants: (a) explosive affect prior to unintentional injury, (b) loss of control during unintentional injury, (c) unfamiliar method, and (d) consequences of unintentional injury. Implications for research and practice are discussed

Harm · Injury prevention · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Self-destructive behavior · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Medicine · Psychology · Restraint-Related Deaths · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies