Triggers Online Resulting in Non-suicidal Self-Injury

Conditions

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury F60.3

Goreis A, Lozar A, List R, Oehlke SM, Pfeffer B, Prillinger K, Klinger D, Zesch H, Marschik PB, Claes L, Plener PL, Kothgassner OD.

2026-05-24

10.1038/s41398-026-04136-w

Effects of experimental ostracism on cortisol, autonomic regulation, and affective states in adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury

Andreas Goreis, Annika Lozar, Rosa List, Sofia‐Marie Oehlke, Diana Klinger et al. (15 authors)

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health2026-05-22

10.1186/s13034-026-01099-0

Social Exclusion Alters Attention and Autonomic Regulation in Adolescents with Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Andreas Goreis, Annika Lozar, Rosa List, Sofia‐Marie Oehlke, Bettina Pfeffer et al. (12 authors)

2025-11-18

10.31234/osf.io/384wk_v1

Impact of social media on triggering nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescents: a comparative ambulatory assessment study

Andreas Goreis, Duksun Chang, Diana Klinger, Heidi-Elisabeth Zesch, Bettina Pfeffer et al. (10 authors)

Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation2025-01-312 citations

10.1186/s40479-025-00280-9

Attentional Biases and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Urges in Adolescents

Andreas Goreis, Bettina Pfeffer, Carola Hajek Gross, Diana Klinger, Sofia M. Oehlke et al. (9 authors)

JAMA Network Open2024-07-189 citations

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.22892

Interventions

Group 1: Study 1: Ecological Momentary Assessment for one week with NSSI-patients. Study 2: Presenting neutral and NSSI-related stimuli for eyetracking in NSSI-patients. Study 3: Social exclusion (acc

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

14 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for the clinical group are (a) good German language skills, (b) fulfilling NSSI within the past 12 month after SITBI-G, (c) aged between 14;00 and 17;11 years. Inclusion criteria for the healthy controls are (a) good German language skills and (b) aged between 14;00 and 17;11 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for the clinical group are (a) adolescents treated with cortisone or suffering from a hormonal dysfunction, (b) fulfilling criteria for an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), (c) IQ < 70 based on previous IQ-tests or clinical impression, (d) any known medical illness or other severe comorbid mental disorder requiring immediate treatment, (e) acute suicidality or severe aggression. Exclusion criteria for the healthy controls are (a) evidence of any current mental disorder or physical disease, (b) adolescents treated with cortisone or suffering from a hormonal dysfunction, (c) IQ < 70 based on previous IQ-tests or clinical impression, (d) acute suicidality or severe aggression.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Study 1: Urge/ideation to NSSI, NSSI frequency/intensity during 7 day period (EMA); Study 2: Urge/ideation to NSSI (self-rated), initial fixation & fixation time (both eye-tracking), autonomous response (SCR, HR) during experimental procedure; Study 3: Cortisol stress response, heart rate response, initial fixation & fixation time (eye-tracking) during experimental procedure.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Study 1: Mood, motives for NSSI (both, self-rated; ecological momentary assessment; duration: 7 days) Study 2: stress arousal/appraisal, positive and negative affect (all, self-rated), pupil dilatation (eyetracking) during experimental procedure Study 3: fundamental basic needs, stress arousal/appraisal, urge/ideation to NSSI (all, self-rated) during experimental procedure.	—

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactOswald Kothgassner

Medizinische Universität Wien - Universitätsklinik für Kinder- & Jugendpsychiatrie, SCAR-Unit

scar@meduniwien.ac.at+4314040032350

Outcome results

None listed