Table 2.

Suicide attempts and broad personality traits: a multinomial regression model

	Likelihood of RSA vs NSA			Likelihood of SA vs NSA			Likelihood of RSA vs SA
	B (SE)	Exp [B](95% CI)	P	B (SE)	Exp [B](95% CI)	P	B (SE)	Exp [B](95% CI)	P
Childhood mood disorder	1.23(.62)	3.43(1.02–11.54)	.047	.19(.51)	1.20(.44–3.30)	.720	-1.05(.69)	2.85(.74–10.94)	.128
Childhood sexual abuse	.40(.10)	1.49(1.23–1.81)	.0005	.15(.09)	1.16(.97–1.38)	.096	.25(.11)	1.29(1.03–1.61)	.025
Suicidal ideation (lifetime)	2.13(.42)	8.39(3.71–18.99)	.0005	1.54(.20)	4.67(3.18–6.86)	.0005	.59(.44)	1.80(.75–4.29)	.187
Compulsivity	.47(.25)	1.60(.97–2.62)	.063	-.23(.15)	.79(.59–1.06)	.125	.70(.28)	2.01(1.17–3.45)	.011

Model fit: X² ₈ = 159.25 p = .0005;McFadden R² = 27.8%; RSA = Repeated suicide attempters (n = 34); SA = one-time suicide attempters (n = 90); NSA = nonattempters (n = 970).