Abstract
The main objective of the present study is to enrich our understanding regarding the role of personality traits in the explanation of suicide attempt behavior. More specifically, it employs Cloninger's three personality dimensions as a tool for predicting suicide attempt behavior among psychiatric patients. A total of 172 psychiatric outpatients, 80 with a history of suicide attempt and 92 without, participated in the study. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) suggests that psychiatric patients with a history of suicide attempt express higher levels of both novelty seeking and harm avoidance than do those without such a history. The findings of the present study confirm the major role played by personality traits in the understanding of suicide attempt behavior among psychiatric patients.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 159-166 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Archives of Suicide Research |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2003 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Personality traits
- Psychiatric patients
- Suicide attempts
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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