Table 4.

Personality Traits in Major Repeaters Versus Non–Major Repeaters^a

	No. of Suicide Attempts
Variable	< 5 (n = 335)	≥ 5 (n = 37)	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P Value
Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire
Novelty seeking
< 18	211 (62.99)	28 (75.68)	1	.13
≥ 18b	124 (37.01)	9 (24.32)	0.55 (0.25–1.20)
Harm avoidance
< 24	223 (66.60)	19 (51.30)	1	.07
≥ 24	112 (33.40)	18 (48.70)	1.89 (0.95–3.74)
Reward dependence
< 19	190 (56.72)	24 (64.86)	1	.34
≥ 19b	145 (43.28)	13 (35.14)	0.71 (0.35–1.44)
Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Version 10
Total score
< 68	222 (66.30)	25 (67.60)	1	.87
≥ 68	113 (33.70)	12 (32.40)	0.94 (0.46–1.95)
Planning difficulty
< 22	217 (64.78)	23 (62.16)	1	.75
≥ 22b	118 (35.22)	14 (37.84)	1.12 (0.56–2.26)
Motor impulsivity
< 23	209 (62.39)	24 (64.86)	1	.77
≥ 23b	126 (37.61)	13 (35.14)	0.90 (0.44–1.83)
Cognitive impulsivity
< 24	205 (61.19)	20 (54.05)	1	.40
≥ 24b	130 (38.81)	17 (45.95)	1.34 (0.68–2.65)
State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory
Anger control
< 23	212 (63.28)	23 (62.16)	1	.89
≥ 23b	123 (36.72)	14 (37.84)	1.05 (0.52–2.11)
Anger-out
< 19	217 (64.78)	29 (78.38)	1	.10
≥ 19	118 (35.22)	8 (21.62)	0.51 (0.22–1.15)
Anger-in
< 19	90 (26.87)	12 (32.43)	1	.47
≥ 19	245 (73.13)	25 (67.57)	0.77 (0.37–1.59)
Trait anger
< 27	206 (61.49)	16 (43.24)	1	.03
≥ 27	129 (38.51)	21 (56.76)	2.10 (1.05–4.16)
State anger
< 16	112 (33.43)	8 (21.62)	1	.15
≥ 16	223 (66.57)	29 (78.38)	1.82 (0.81–4.11)

^aAll values are presented as n (%).

^bHighest tercile.