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Personality, smoking and suicide: a prospective study

J Angst1, P J Clayton

  • 1Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Switzerland.

Journal of Affective Disorders
|January 8, 1999
PubMed
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Suicidal individuals often exhibit lower academic achievement, smoking habits, and psychiatric issues. Aggressiveness and depression scores were elevated in both suicide and accidental death groups compared to controls.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Criminology

Background:

  • Suicide and accidental deaths represent significant public health concerns.
  • Understanding the psychological and social precursors to these outcomes is crucial for prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate personality factors and social characteristics associated with suicide and accidental deaths.
  • To examine these factors from adolescence into adulthood.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of a random sample of Swiss army conscripts (28 suicide, 36 accidental deaths, 2754 controls).
  • Assessment of social, psychological, and personality features at age 19.
  • Longitudinal follow-up data collected until age 36.

Main Results:

  • Suicide cases showed higher rates of low school achievement, smoking, and psychiatric disorders.
  • Elevated scores for aggressiveness (excitability, reactive, spontaneous) and depression were observed in both suicide and accidental death groups compared to controls.
  • Findings suggest impulsiveness may play a role in suicide.

Conclusions:

  • Specific personality traits and social factors are linked to increased risk of suicide and accidental death.
  • Aggressiveness and depression are significant indicators in both fatal outcomes.
  • Results align with existing research and biological theories on impulsivity and suicide.

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