@article{ref1,
title="Structural equation model for parasuicidal behaviour",
journal="Psychiatria Danubina",
year="2006",
author="Santos, Jorge and Saraiva, C and Veiga, F",
volume="18",
number="Suppl 1",
pages="147-147",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0353-5053",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}