Items | Addictive Features |
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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) |