Risk Factors of Non Suicidal Self Injury in University Students

The study aimed to assess relationship of personality traits and emotional regulation with Non Suicidal Self Injury(NSSI). Sample comprised of hundred students who fulfilled DSM criteria of NSSI and were not suffering from any other disorder. Assessment measures used were DSM-5 Self-Rated Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure—Adult, Alexian Brothers Assessment of Self-Injury (ABASI), The Big Five Inventory (BFI) and Emotional Regulation Questionnaire. The findings revealed that emotive suppression and neuroticism have significant positive relationship with NSSI while agreeableness, conscientiousness and cognitive reappraisal has significant negative relationship with NSSI.