TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The relationship between type D personality and suicidality in low-income, middle-aged adults
JO  - Psychiatry investigation
A1  - Yoon, Dae Hyun
A1  - Kim, Seog Ju
A1  - Lee, Jong-Ha
A1  - Kim, Pyo-Min
A1  - Park, Doo-Heum
A1  - Ryu, Seung Ho
A1  - Yu, Jaehak
A1  - Ha, Jee Hyun
SP  - 16
EP  - 22
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Low-income adults are considered to be a group at high risk for suicide. We sought to examine the effect of type D personality and other socio-demographic factors on suicidality in low-income, middle-aged Koreans. <br><br>METHODS: In total, 306 low-income, middle-aged Koreans [age: 49.16±5.24 (40-59) years, 156 males, 150 females] were enrolled from the Korean National Basic Livelihood Security System. Socio-demographic data, including employment status, income, health, marital status, and educational attainment, were gathered. Beck's 19-item Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI) was applied to evaluate suicidality, and the DS14 was used to assess type D personality. <br><br>RESULTS: Unemployment (p<0.01) and absence of spouse (p=0.03) predicted higher SSI scores independent of other socioeconomic factors. All type D personality scores [i.e., negative affectivity (NA), social inhibition (SI), and total score] predicted higher SSI scores independent of all socioeconomic factors (all, p<0.001). Subjects with type D personality had higher SSI scores (p<0.001), and the association between suicidality and socio-demographic factors (employment or physical health) could be found only in subjects without type D personality. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Type D personality was a risk factor for suicide in low-income Koreans, independently from socio-economic factors. In addition, the socio-demographic factors were less prominently associated with suicidality in those with type D personality.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1738-3684
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4306/pi.2015.12.1.16
ID  - ref1
ER  -