Developing Brief Screener for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

The purpose of this study is to explore characteristics of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among young adults who visit Mental Health America to take an online mental health screener, and to conduct initial exploratory and confirmatory psychometric analysis on the brief severity assessment. To validate this assessment, we will enroll participants with and without a history of NSSI. The final assessment will be used in ongoing research efforts to design digital intervention tools for people who engage in NSSI.

Total study duration is expected to be weeks.  If enrolled, you will be asked to;

• engage in 1 30-45-minute phone call with research staff to complete a clinical interview.
• complete online questionnaires at 2 timepoints: 1 at baseline and 1 one month later

Eligible participants who are selected to participate may be compensated up to $85 via an Amazon gift card for completing each of the following: phone call ($25) questionnaires at timepoint 1 ($30) and questionnaires one month later ($30).

This study is for individuals:

• Who are US Citizens or Residents
• Who are 18-24 years old *participants who reside in Nebraska must be at least 19 years old  

Note: We are enrolling two groups of participants. Group 1 participants must report current NSSI (2 or more times in past month). Group 2 participants will be enrolled based on their level of depressive symptoms (5 subgroups will be enrolled with an equal proportion of participants reporting no symptoms, mild symptoms, moderate symptoms, moderate-severe symptoms, and severe symptoms). Additionally,  recruitment will be rolled out in waves to ensure a diverse sample of participants.

Click here [HOLD FOR STUDY SCREENER URL] to complete a brief consent and online screener to find out if you may be eligible to participate: [HOLD FOR STUDY SCREENER URL]

For any immediate questions or concerns, please contact the study team: 

PI: Kaylee Kruzan, PhD
Study Contact: Kaylee Kruzan, PhD
Email: kaylee.kruzan@northwestern.edu or
Phone: 810-241-0488

This study has been approved by the Northwestern University IRB # STU00217102