A Qualitative Study of Self-Injurious Behaviour in Women Offenders
Figure 3. Percentage of participants who endorsed each emotion experienced prior to NSSI.
This bar chart shows the number of participants who reported experiencing each emotion prior to engaging in NSSI. The most common emotion endorsed was anger (n = 32), followed by depression (n = 22), anxiety (n = 17), upset (n = 16), lonely (n = 13), helpless (n = 3), guilt (n = 2), dissociated (n = 2), and positive (n = 2).