Abstract

Objective: Self-harm and personality psychopathology have been linked, with the most robust correlations existing between negative affectivity and self-harm. Psychological pain, an emotionally-based aversive feeling, has been linked to self-harm. Considering the connection between personality psychopathology and self-harm, psychological pain may enhance self-harm risk. Participants: Analyses were conducted on 525 undergraduate students in the Spring and Fall semesters of 2019. Methods/Results: Correlation analyses indicated that self-harm was moderately correlated with Negative Affectivity, Detachment, Antagonism, Disinhibition, and Psychoticism. Additionally, self-harm was correlated with psychological pain. When examining if psychological pain moderates the relation between personality psychopathology and self-harm, results were mixed. In the cases of Disinhibition and Psychoticism, psychological pain enhanced self-harm. There was no moderating effect on the relations with Negative Affectivity, Detachment, or Antagonism. Conclusions: These findings support the role of psychological pain in self-harm outcomes for those experiencing personality psychopathology; however, this varies depending on the maladaptive traits.

摘要

目的：自残和人格精神病理学之间存在联系，消极情感和自残之间存在最强烈的相关性。心理痛苦是一种基于情感的厌恶感，与自残有关。考虑到人格精神病理学与自残之间的联系，心理痛苦可能会增加自残风险。参与者：对 2019 年春季和秋季学期的 525 名本科生进行了分析。方法/结果：相关性分析表明，自残与消极情感、疏离、对抗、去抑制和精神病呈中度相关。此外，自残与心理痛苦相关。当检查心理痛苦是否调节人格精神病理学和自残之间的关系时，结果好坏参半。在去抑制和精神病的情况下，心理痛苦加剧了自残。对于与消极情感、疏离或对抗的关系没有调节作用。结论：这些发现支持了心理痛苦在经历人格精神病理学的人的自残结果中的作用；然而，这取决于适应不良的特征。