Comparing the personality characteristics and health concerns in married people attempting suicide with ordinary married people

Abstract

The present study analyzes the comparison between personality characteristics and health concerns in married people who attempt suicide and ordinary married people. The statistical group in this study includes two groups of all the people who have attempted suicide during the years 2012 and 2013 in Khouzestan, Lorestan, Ilam and Alborz provinces, and  all the students of the Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz as the control group. Among the married people who have attempted suicide, 100 were picked as the sample. The students were selected matching the married people who attempted suicide based on age, gender and being or not being native. The tools used included the Neo personality questionnaire (NEO-FFI) and the Health Concern Questionnaire (HSQ - 54). The results from this study indicated that there is a meaningful difference between the personality characteristics of neuroticism, extroversion and conscientiousness, between mental and social concerns of health among the married people who have attempted suicide and ordinary people. No meaningful difference was found between the physical concerns of the two groups in the personality characteristics of embracing experiences and compromising. In general, the results of the study showed that there is a difference in the personality characteristics and health concerns in the married people who have attempted suicide and ordinary married people.