TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Personality differences in attempted suicide versus suicide in adults 50 years of age or older
JO  - Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
A1  - Useda, J. David
A1  - Duberstein, P. R.
A1  - Conner, Kenneth R.
A1  - Beckman, Anthony M.
A1  - Franus, Nathan
A1  - Tu, Xin
A1  - Conwell, Yeates
SP  - 126
EP  - 133
VL  - 75
IS  - 1
N2  - The authors tested hypotheses concerning personality differences in treatment-seeking suicide attempters (AT; n = 60) and a community sample of suicides (SU; n = 43) over age 50. On the basis of prior research, the authors hypothesized that SU would be lower in Neuroticism and Openness and higher in Conscientiousness. A 2-group (AT vs. SU) multivariate analysis of covariance with NEO Personality Inventory--Revised (Informant Version) domain scores as dependent variables revealed that SU were lower in Neuroticism and higher in Conscientiousness. The authors conclude that AT and SU in this age group can be distinguished on the basis of informant ratings of personality traits. These differences can inform risk detection.      <p></p>    <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-006X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.75.1.126
ID  - ref1
ER  -