Table 1.

Triggers and motives for NSSI at the trait and momentary levels.

	M/n	SD/%
SITBI-G NSSI triggers
mental state at the time	3.40	0.76
problems with family	2.81	1.16
problems with work/school	2.76	1.15
problems with peers	1.99	1.33
problems with relationships	1.95	1.57
problems with friends	1.72	1.31
SITBI-G NSSI motives
as a way to get rid of bad feelings	3.37	1.02
because you were feeling numb and empty	2.80	1.29
to get out of doing something or to get away from others	1.36	1.22
to communicate with someone else or to get attention	0.91	1.20
Momentary NSSI motives
To reduce aversive tension or overwhelming emotions	99	63.9%
Self-hatred/ self-contempt	59	38.1%
To feel something (other than nothing)	31	20.0%
To get help/ attention from others	8	5.2%

Note. SITBI-G triggers and motives asses on a scale from 0 “low/little” to 4 “very much/severe”. Momentary motives were assessed dichotomously (present/absent) whenever NSSI was reported.

^aIn 45.8 % of NSSI events participants chose more than one motive.