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Variable Proportion of Videos Present Trigger warning Warning 42 No warning 57 Tone Factual or educational 53 Melancholic 51 Encouraging 23 Hopeful 16 Angry 13 Humorous 4 Other 25 Purpose of video Neutral 42 Against NSSI 26 Mixed message 23 Pro-NSSI 7 Many videos had more than 1 tone. The proportions above for video tones refer to the total count across all videos collected (n = 100). Note: 1 video was taken down by the user and could not be retrieved when coding.
Variable Proportion of Videos Present Method Cutting 64 Burning 10 Hitting 7 Biting 3 Skin picking 1 Wound interference 3 Embedding 10 Location Wrists and arms 68 Legs 24 Torso 18 Other 19 Severity Low 22 Moderate 27 High 13 Many videos had more than 1 NSSI method depicted; many also had more than 1 body location. The proportions above for methods and body location (of NSSI) refer to the total count across all videos collected (n = 100). The severity ratings refer to the overall NSSI depicted in each video. Note: 1 video was taken down by the user and could not be retrieved when coding.