Those engaging in deliberate self-injury have low rates of help-seeking (HS) behaviour. There is a lack of a consolidated theory of HS and there has been a reliance on self-report measures rather than on behavioural data. This study aims to determine whether there are measurable thresholds for self-versus other HS using an analogue computer response task and whether these thresholds correlate with self-reported help-seeking. One hundred and eighty-three university students completed self-report questionnaires assessing correlates of HS and a computer task to capture HS intentions for self-injury. Overall, 67.20% of the sample produced a threshold with 2.4 deliberate scratches before crossing the threshold for agreeing they would seek help for themselves. The average threshold for self was greater than the average threshold for others. Self-report questionnaire responses correlated with the computer task data. These findings support a threshold theory of HS for deliberate self-injury. Individuals are more likely to endorse HS for others before themselves. Future research needs to clarify the psychological processes that inform differential self-other responding to inform HS interventions and assess whether these thresholds are malleable. The results provide preliminary validation of the behaviour response method as an alternative to traditional self-report questionnaires to measure HS intentions.

那些故意自伤的人寻求帮助 (HS) 的比率很低。缺乏统一的 HS 理论，并且一直依赖于自我报告措施而不是行为数据。本研究旨在使用模拟计算机响应任务确定自我与其他 HS 是否存在可测量的阈值，以及这些阈值是否与自我报告的求助相关。183 名大学生完成了自我报告问卷，评估 HS 的相关性和计算机任务，以捕获 HS 的自伤意图。总体而言，67.20% 的样本在超过阈值以同意为自己寻求帮助之前产生了 2.4 次故意划痕的阈值。自我的平均阈值大于他人的平均阈值。与计算机任务数据相关的自我报告问卷答复。这些发现支持了故意自伤的 HS 阈值理论。个人更有可能在自己之前为他人认可 HS。未来的研究需要澄清心理过程，这些心理过程通知差异自我-其他反应以通知 HS 干预并评估这些阈值是否具有可塑性。结果提供了行为反应方法的初步验证，作为测量 HS 意图的传统自我报告问卷的替代方法。未来的研究需要澄清心理过程，这些心理过程通知差异自我-其他反应以通知 HS 干预并评估这些阈值是否具有可塑性。结果提供了行为反应方法的初步验证，作为测量 HS 意图的传统自我报告问卷的替代方法。未来的研究需要澄清心理过程，这些心理过程通知差异自我-其他反应以通知 HS 干预并评估这些阈值是否具有可塑性。结果提供了行为反应方法的初步验证，作为测量 HS 意图的传统自我报告问卷的替代方法。