Skip to main content

Table 3 Standardized factor loadings and descriptive statistics for NSSI Addictive Features

From: The Ottawa Self-Injury Inventory: Evaluation of an assessment measure of nonsuicidal self-injury in an inpatient sample of adolescents

Items

Addictive Features

The self-injurious behaviour occurs more often than intended?

.64

The severity in which the self-injurious behaviour occurs has increased (e.g., deeper cuts, more extensive parts of your body)?

.80

If the self-injurious behaviour produced an effect when started, you now need to self-injure more frequently or with greater intensity to produce the same effect?

.74

This behaviour or thinking about it consumes a significant amount of your time (e.g., planning and thinking about it, collecting and hiding sharp \objects, doing it and recovering from it)?

.60

Despite a desire to cut down or control this behaviour, you are unable to do so?

.68

You continue this behaviour despite recognizing that it is harmful to you physically and/or emotionally?

.59

Important social, family, academic or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of this behaviour?

.52

α

.84

Mean scores (SD)

16.22 (6.90)