Table 1.

Life Event Categories Predicting Suicide Attempts

Life event type	β	SE	χ2(1)	HR	95% CI
Any life event	0.83	0.26	9.96	2.29**	1.37–3.84
Negative life event	0.87	0.27	10.72	2.40**	1.42–4.04
Positive life event	0.47	0.28	2.77	1.59	0.92–2.76
Work–school	0.61	0.30	4.12	1.84	1.02–3.32
Love–marriage	1.11	0.32	11.56	3.03***	1.60–5.76
Children	0.58	1.01	0.33	1.78	0.24–12.99
Other family matters	0.12	0.40	0.09	1.13	0.51–2.49
Crime–legal	0.93	0.37	6.26	2.53*	1.22–5.23
Money–financial	0.33	0.60	0.30	1.39	0.43–4.46
Social–recreation	0.31	0.41	0.59	1.37	0.62–3.04
Health	0.82	0.41	3.98	2.27	1.02–5.08

Note. Baseline diagnoses of borderline personality disorders, major depressive disorders, alcohol use disorders, substance use disorders, and childhood sexual abuse were entered as covariates.

HR = hazards ratio; CI = confidence interval.

^*p ≤ .05.

^**p ≤ .01.

^***p ≤ .001.