The role of difficulty in identifying and describing feelings in non-suicidal self-injury behavior (NSSI): Associations with perceived attachment quality, stressful life events, and suicidal ideation
Objective: Core alexithymic features, such as the difficulty in identifying and describing feelings, are associated with poor attachment styles and emotional trauma, which influence the capacity to regulate affect. Additionally, emotional regulation has been found to be the most commonly identified function associated with non-suicidal self-injury behavior (NSSI) in adolescents as they attempt to modulate strong emotions.