Function and Types of Non-Suicidal Self Injury among Adolescents and Young Adult in West Sumatera, Indonesia

Background: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) shows up to be exceedingly predominant in adolescents and young adults. NSSI has been linked to a number of negative consequences, also increase the risk of suicide in the future. The points of this study is to explore different sorts of NSSI as well as their functions in a community test of adolescents and young adults in west Sumatera, Indonesia. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 96 participants selected by purposive sampling who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The diagnosis of NSSI was based on the Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Disorder Scale (NSSIDS) and the Inventory of Self-Injury Statements (ISAS). The statistical program, SPSS version 29.0, was used for analysis. Results: The mean age of onset was 15.91±3.37; the typical approach for NSSI is hair pulling (91.7%). There is a significant correlation between ages of onset and the frequency of some NSSI function: cutting (p=0.04, rs=0.21), scratching (p<0.01, rs=-0.28), and interfering wound healing (p=0.03, rs=-0.21). For the duration of the craving and the self-harming act, we find significant differences in biting frequency (p=0.05). In terms of the NSSI function, affect regulation gained the highest score 3.27±1.77. Ages of onset and frequency of affect regulation are significantly positively correlated (p= 0.03, rs = 0.22). Gender did not significantly affect how the NSSI functioned. Conclusions: NSSI is rather common, happen in a variety of ways but hair pulling is the most common type, and starts at a reasonably young age, in general doing NSSI functions to regulate affect. Keywords: Non-suicidal; Self-injury; Adolescents; Young adults