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Validated questionnaires, including the Adolescents Self-Harm Scale (ASHS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), were administered to 454 freshmen. Generalized linear models were employed to analyze associations between NSSI and independent variables.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>After excluding the questionnaires with insincere responses based on the test time and trap questions, a total of 454 valid questionnaires were collected. The use of hypnotic medications was significantly associated with higher NSSI scores. (\u03b2=2.342,P&amp;lt;0.001). Sleep duration was positively associated with NSSI scores (\u03b2=0.765,P=0.017). CES-D score positively affected NSSI score (\u03b2=0.117,P&amp;lt;0.001). Non-heterosexual students scored 2.379 points higher on the NSSI scale than heterosexual students (P&amp;lt;0.001). Relationship with parents significantly positively affects NSSI. The score of NSSI was significantly increased by 2.951 (P=0.002) in those who had a poor father-child relationship compared to those with harmonious parental relationships. Childhood trauma had a significant positive effect on NSSI, that is, students who had experienced childhood trauma had 3.815 higher NSSI scores than students who had not experienced trauma (P&amp;lt;0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among college students is associated with sleep disturbances, particularly reduced sleep duration and the use of hypnotic medications. Moreover, psychosocial risk factors, including depression, non-heterosexual identity, familial discord, and childhood trauma, are also linked to the occurrence of NSSI. 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