A qualitative study of motivations for non-suicidal self-injury in a sample of psychiatric outpatients in Singapore by Shazana Shahwan, Yunjue Zhang, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Say How Ong, Siow Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam

“…Results: A preponderance of motivations served intrapersonal emotion-regulating purposes, which were categorised as to: (a) release bottled-up feelings; (b) self-punish; (c) turn aggression inwards; (d) sensitise oneself; and (e) attain a sense of control and mastery. …”
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