Citation

Santos J, Saraiva C, Veiga F. Psychiatr. Danub. 2006; 18(Suppl 1): 147.

Affiliation

Bissaya Barreto Nursing School, Rua 5 de Outubro, Apartado 7032, 3041-801 Coimbra, Portugal. (jcsantos@esebb.pt)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Facultas Universitatis Studiorum Zagrabiensis - Danube Symposion of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16964150

Abstract

Aims: To find a structural equation model for parasuicidal behaviour in order to better conceptualise attempted suicide Method: The sample of 165 individuals who were admitted to the Accident and Emergency Department after parasuicidal behaviour was compared with a control group with the same size, age, sex and schooling. Both were assessed through tests to evaluate mood, self-concept, coping, locus of control, personality and psychopathology. Finally, we used Amos 5.0 to find a structural equation model for parasuicidal behaviour. Results: The sample of 165 parasuicidal individuals was mainly composed by females (76%). Most of them were repeaters (55%). We found significant correlations between attempted suicide depression, hopelessness, low self-concept, low coping, high externality, high neuroticism and psychopathology. Conclusions: In spite of significant relations between several of sociometric/psychometric characteristics and the parasuicidal behaviour, depression emerged as the most relevant factor within the structural equation model for parasuicidal behaviour.

Language: en