Introduction: Current study conducted to identify personality characteristics and negative events as prediction factors of suicide attempting. Method: This descriptive-correlating study performed on totally 148 people included 74 male and female suicide attempters and 74 male and female non-attempters that matched with attempters. Used Instruments for collecting data were Millon Multi-axial personality inventory-II (MCMI-II) and researcher-made negative life events checklist. Results: Maladjustment personality patterns such as borderline, antisocial, narcistic, passive-aggressive, anxiety and depressive disorders were more prevalent among suicide attempters than non-attempters. Also, suicide attempters experienced negative events more than non-attempters. Conclusion: Among psychological disorders, anxious, narcistic and antisocial and among negative life events, sever conflict with family and blame experience have the highest power to predict suicide attempt.
Akbari Zardkhaneh S., . (2009). Relationship of suicide with personality characteristics and life events. International Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 3(2), 151-157.
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Akbari Zardkhaneh S., . "Relationship of suicide with personality characteristics and life events", International Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 3, 2, 2009, 151-157.
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Akbari Zardkhaneh S. . (2009). 'Relationship of suicide with personality characteristics and life events', International Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 3(2), pp. 151-157.
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Akbari Zardkhaneh S., "Relationship of suicide with personality characteristics and life events," International Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 3 2 (2009): 151-157,
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Akbari Zardkhaneh S. . Relationship of suicide with personality characteristics and life events. IJBS. 2009;3(2):151-157.