TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Structural equation model for parasuicidal behaviour
JO  - Psychiatria Danubina
A1  - Santos, Jorge
A1  - Saraiva, C
A1  - Veiga, F
SP  - 147
EP  - 147
VL  - 18
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0353-5053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -