J Korean Soc Biol Ther Psychiatry.  2023 Oct;29(3):100-106. 10.22802/jksbtp.2023.29.3.100.

A Study on Personality Characteristics According to Suicide Risk Reporting of Students in the 2nd Step Evaluation of the Emotional-Behavioral Characteristic Test in One Region

• Kim JS
• Seo WS
• Hong SW
• Kim HJ

• KMID: 2547845
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22802/jksbtp.2023.29.3.100

Abstract

Objectives
The purpose is to investigate personality characteristics according to reports of suicide risk among students in the 2nd step evaluation of the Student Emotional Behavior Test conducted in one district of Daegu in 2022.
Methods
A total of 99 students’ school level, gender, and rate of suicide risk reporting were investigated, and sub-factors of Personality Assessment Inventory-Adolescent (PAI-A) were compared according to suicide risk reporting. We also analyzed the factors that have the most significant influence on suicide risk reporting among PAI-A.
Results
There was no gender difference in suicide risk reporting, but there was a significant difference at the school level. Among the PAI-A clinical scales, significant differences between groups were found in somatic complaints (SOM), anxiety (ANX), anxiety-related disorder (ADR), depression (DEP), paranoia (PAR), borderline features (BOR), suicide ideation (SUI), nonsupport (NON) and treatment rejection (RXR). Suicide risk reporting was higher in high school students than middle school, and students with high scores of NON on the PAI-A.
Conclusions
Reports of suicide risk show differences in internalization factors of personality traits. This means that adolescents are more likely to report suicide risk as they frequently experience inherent negative emotions such as depression and anxiety or as their interpersonal relationships become strained. In addition, it can be said that identifying social networks and forming support resources are important factors in preventing self-harming or suicidal ideation that occur during early adolescence.

Keyword

Emotional-Behavior Characteristics Test; Personality characteristics; Self-harming; Suicidal ideation