Resource Tag: SENSATION SEEKING
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The downside of being openminded: The positive relation between openness to experience and nonsuicidal self-injury
Background Sensation seeking and openness are two distinct, but related, individual differences that lead individuals to seek out intense sensations. As a result, these traits may also predispose individuals toward engaging in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI); however, to date, no models have examined the relation between openness and NSSI after accounting for the influence of sensation. […]