SUICIDAL IDEATION AND PERSONALITY PROFILE IN POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS AT JUVENILE AGE DEPENDING ON GENDER

Abstract

136 male and 459 female students of Voronezh universities aged 18 – 20 were tested during the study. The study methods were: MS, IES-R, BDI, SCL-90-R, Anxiety, SMIL (modified MMPI). In all the cases at least six months has passed after exposure to a traumatic event. The «suicidal ideation (SI) positive» group showed higher levels of depression and anxiety. In «SIpositive»group the SMIL profile is topped by Scale 8 «Individualism», while in «SInegative» group it was Scale 9 «Optimism». In «SI positive» group the males’ profile was 8F2'74961350 and the females’ profile was 84'F69723510. The data received can be used to identify thesuicidal behaviour risk groups.

Keywords

• post-traumatic stress
• suicidal ideation
• depression
• anxiety
• smil (modified mmpi)
• juvenile age
• gender