Lifetime and 12-Month Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Academic Performance in College Freshmen

We examined whether nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) is associated with academic performance in college freshmen, using census‐based web surveys (N = 7,527; response = 65.4%). NSSI was assessed with items from the Self‐Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview and subsequently linked with the adminis...

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Published in:Suicide & life-threatening behavior 2016-10, Vol.46 (5), p.563-576
Main Authors: Kiekens, Glenn, Claes, Laurence, Demyttenaere, Koen, Auerbach, Randy P., Green, Jennifer G., Kessler, Ronald C., Mortier, Philippe, Nock, Matthew K., Bruffaerts, Ronny
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety
Behavioral Research
College students
Educational Measurement - methods
Educational Measurement - statistics & numerical data
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Male
Psychology, Educational - methods
Self destructive behavior
Self-Injurious Behavior - epidemiology
Self-Injurious Behavior - prevention & control
Self-Injurious Behavior - psychology
Stress
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Test Anxiety Scale - statistics & numerical data
United States - epidemiology
Universities
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Summary:We examined whether nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) is associated with academic performance in college freshmen, using census‐based web surveys (N = 7,527; response = 65.4%). NSSI was assessed with items from the Self‐Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview and subsequently linked with the administratively recorded academic year percentage (AYP). Freshmen with lifetime and 12‐month NSSI showed a reduction in AYP of 3.4% and 5.9%, respectively. The college environment was found to moderate the effect of 12‐month NSSI, with more strongly reduced AYPs in departments with higher‐than‐average mean departmental AYPs. The findings suggest that overall stress and test anxiety are underlying processes between NSSI membership and academic performance.
ISSN:0363-0234
1943-278X
DOI:10.1111/sltb.12237