Abstract
This study evaluates the relationship between gender, personality, psychopathology and suicidal behaviour among adolescents. For this purpose, across-sectional study with adolescent inpatients (N = 92) displaying suicidal behaviour was designed. Sociodemographic characteristics and data related to suicidal behaviour were collected. In addition, personality and clinical severity were assessed by administering the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI). Results revealed that the most prevalent personality dimensions for both genders were Introversive, Self-demeaning, Doleful, Oppositional, Borderline tendency and Inhibited. However, men scored higher in Inhibited (p = 0.02, Cohen’s d = 0.45) and women in Egotistic(p = 0.03, Cohen’s d = 0.40). Concerning clinical severity of syndromes, women scored higher in Delinquent Predisposition (p = 0.04, Cohen’s d = 0.45) and men in Anxious Feelings (p = 0.02, Cohen’s d = 0.51), Depressive Affect (p = 0.04, Cohen’s d = 0.41) and Suicidal Tendency (p = 0.03, Cohen’s d = 0.37), with men reporting more frequently Childhood Abuse (p < 0.001, Cohen’s d= 0.70). Results highlight the importance of universal interventions to promote a change in attitudes towards seeking psychological help, specially in men, and the need to design effective tailored treatments to acquire emotional management skills for both genders
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