Abstract
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Empirical evidence suggests complex associations between childhood trauma and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI), with attachment
emphasised as a conceptual link. However, studies exploring the experience of individuals who self-injure are limited, with
men high-lighted as an under-researched group. The Attachment Style Interview (ASI) was carried out with four young men, each
with histories of adolescent NSSI. The ASIs were scored and categorised, as well as analysed more qualitatively, in the form
of illustrative case vi-gnettes, to provide further attachment-related insights into males' NSSI. None of the young males
was securely attached. Going beyond the categories, the vignettes revealed specific issues of rejection, abandonment, loss
and anger. The attachment approach also provided linkages with adverse early experiences, including poor care and parentification.
Conceptu-ally, these findings reveal specific attachment issues which may be important in the repre-sentational pathway from
childhood trauma to NSSI.
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