#54. Self-Injury and Emotion Regulation - Dr. Kealagh Robinson

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a self-inflicted act that causes pain or superficial damage but is not intended to cause death. Dr. Kealagh Robinson, of Massey University, works in emotion and emotion regulation, with a specific emphasis on how these factors underpin self-injurious thoughts and behaviours. She discusses the role of emotion regulation in self-injury behaviours and some fascinating results from her latest study which demonstrate that the role of emotion in NSSI is more complex than prominent theories can account for.

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Dr. Robinson's latest study:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016503272401187X

Chapters

• 0:00 Working at the intersection of cognitive and social psychology
• 12:13 Understanding Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI)
• 23:00 Complexity of Self Injury Behaviours
• 27:34 Emotional Dynamics in Self-Injury
• 37:25 Research Methodologies in Studying self-injury
• 56:35 Findings and implications
• 1:08:56 NSSI research to the Real World
• 1:20:56 Final Thoughts