Table 1
Factor structure for the functions of NSSI scale as proposed by Gandhi et al., (2016). The third section represents the items not considered for calculating the factor scores as they had factor loadings less than 0.40.
| 1. | To avoid or suppress feelings of confusion/aimlessness |
| 2. | To avoid or suppress inner feelings of emptiness |
| 3. | To avoid or suppress negative feelings |
| 4. | To avoid or suppress suicidal thoughts |
| 5. | To avoid or suppress painful images or memories |
| 6. | To obtain a feeling of pleasure |
| 7. | To get into a trance or numb state |
| 1. | To show myself how strong I am |
| 2. | To show others how strong I am |
| 3. | To make myself unattractive |
| 4. | To avoid doing chores or tasks I don’t want to do |
| 5. | To avoid being with other people |
| 1. | To escape from doing school, work, or other activities |
| 2. | To get attention from others |
| 3. | To punish myself |
| 4. | To provide myself a sense of identity or individuality |
| 5. | To define myself as a person |
| 6. | To escape from a trance or numb state |
Table 2
A comparison of means (with standard deviations) for lifetime NSSI for the subscales of LACA with covariates.
| NSS1 = 0 (n = 301) | NSSI = 1 (n = 59) | F1 (1, 354) | p | F2 (1, 355) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The subscales of LACA | M | (SD) | M | (SD) | ||||
| Loneliness Parents | 17.88 | (5.34) | 22.69 | (8.39) | 33.23 | <0.001 | 6.78 | <0.001 |
| Loneliness Peers | 19.63 | (6.07) | 24.32 | (7.74) | 30.60 | <0.001 | 1.99 | 0.158 |
| Positive attitude towards aloneness | 31.42 | (5.41) | 34.88 | (5.53) | 19.82 | <0.001 | 4.50 | 0.035 |
| Negative attitude towards aloneness | 29.24 | (5.26) | 29.31 | (5.30) | 0.25 | 0.618 | 0.32 | 0.572 |
[i] Note: F1 = When controlling for age and gender, F2 = When controlling for age, gender, and depression.
Table 3
Pearson correlations between automatic functions, social functions, and four subscales of LACA. These correlations were calculated only for participants who had engaged in at least one episode of NSSI (n = 65).
| Automatic functions | Social functions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Loneliness Parents | 0.44 | *** | 0.05 |
| Loneliness Peers | 0.46 | *** | 0.17 |
| Positive attitude towards aloneness | 0.46 | *** | 0.11 |
| Negative attitude towards aloneness | 0.10 | 0.21 | |
[i] *** p < 0.001.