• Álvaro Rodríguez-López, Erika Rodríguez-Ortiz, and Borja Romero-Gonzalez.
• Universidad de Granada, Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento, Granada, España Universidad de Granada Universidad de Granada Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento Granada Spain.
• Colomb Medica. 2021 Feb 12; 52 (1): e2044342.

BackgroundThrough the culture of thinness, increasingly promoted in our society as a beauty canon, it is not surprising that the number of people affected by eating disorders is increasing.ObjectiveThis research aims to study the relationship between non-suicidal self-injuries and nuclear aspects of eating disorders specified along with this article.MethodsThe sample consisted of 60 women diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia. Questionnaires assessing impulsivity, body satisfaction, alexithymia, body attitude and self-esteem were administered. Participants with non-suicidal self-harm were compared with those without it, and participants with anorexia with and without self-harm and participants with bulimia with and without self-harm were compared.ResultsDifferences were found in body dissatisfaction= 5.71; p ≤0.01), body attitudes= 4.80; p ≤0.02), self-esteem= 14.09; p ≤0.00) and impulsivity (t= 3.39; p ≤0.01) between participants with and without non-suicidal self-harm.ConclusionsThese are key factors for the clinical area in the treatment of eating disorders to prevent the presence of self-harm, as it allows focusing the treatment target on those aspects such as dissatisfaction and impulsivity, which are key in the development of self-harm.Copyright © 2021 Colombia Medica.

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