Specifc coping strategies moderate the link between emotion expression defcits and nonsuicidal self-injury in an inpatient sample of adolescents

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a behavior of increasing prevalence in adolescents with links to various negative mental health and adjustment outcomes. Poor emotion expression has been linked with NSSI use, whereas the use of adaptive coping strategies has been identified as a protective factor against NSSI.