Phenomenon of hopelessness and gender type of suicidal in connection with to factor-analytical by the structure of personality

Abstract

The article is analysing personality traits (Big Five) of different groups of suicide attempters that demonstrate the typical patterns of suicidal behavior of men and wom­en according to presence/absence of an important predictor of suicidal tendencies— Hopelessness (H). We studied a group of men who committed severe suicide attempts (including with the use of violent methods), a group of women who committed light suicide attempts (including non-violent method--self-poisoning). Personality variables that are associated with the typical gender patterns of suicidal behavior are: attempt severity–Neurotism and Agreablessness in the group without H, Neuroticism in the group with H) the violent methods of attempt (Agreablessness and Consciousness in the group without H, Extraversion-group with H). The results are discussed in terms of understanding the nature of gender differences in suicidal behavior.