Risk-Taking Behavior among Suicide Attempters

doi:10.3390/jcm11144177

. 2022 Jul 19;11(14):4177.

doi: 10.3390/jcm11144177.

Risk-Taking Behavior among Suicide Attempters

Nasrin Abdoli¹, Nader Salari^{1

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3}, Vahid Farnia¹, Mehdi Khodamoradi¹, Somayeh Jahangiri¹, Masoud Mohammadi⁴, Annette Beatrix Brühl⁵, Dena Sadeghi-Bahmani^{3

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6}, Serge Brand^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6719851115, Iran.
² Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6719851115, Iran.
³ Sleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6719851115, Iran.
⁴ Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash 7441758666, Iran.
⁵ Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders, Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, University of Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland.
⁶ Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
⁷ Division of Sport Science and Psychosocial Health, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.
⁸ School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran 1417466191, Iran.

PMID: 35887941
PMCID: PMC9320022
DOI: 10.3390/jcm11144177

Risk-Taking Behavior among Suicide Attempters

Nasrin Abdoli et al. J Clin Med. 2022.

. 2022 Jul 19;11(14):4177.

doi: 10.3390/jcm11144177.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6719851115, Iran.
² Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6719851115, Iran.
³ Sleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6719851115, Iran.
⁴ Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash 7441758666, Iran.
⁵ Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders, Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, University of Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland.
⁶ Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
⁷ Division of Sport Science and Psychosocial Health, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.
⁸ School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran 1417466191, Iran.

PMID: 35887941
PMCID: PMC9320022
DOI: 10.3390/jcm11144177

Abstract

Background: Suicidal behavior is a major mental health concern both for the individual and for the public health. Among others, suicidal behavior is associated with impulsivity, risk taking, pain tolerance, and a state of overarousal. In the present study, we investigated if suicide attempters (SAs) reported higher scores for risk-taking when compared with healthy controls (HC) of the general population.

Methods: A total of 616 individuals (mean age: 27.07 years; 51.5% females) took part in the study; of those, 240 (39%) were individuals with a suicide attempt (SA) within a time lapse of one to three months, and 376 (61%) were healthy controls (HC). Participants completed a series of self-rating questionnaires covering sociodemographic information, risk-taking (Risk-Taking Questionnaire 18; RT-18), and suicidal behavior (Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised; SBQ-R).

Results: Compared with HCs, individuals with SA reported higher risk-taking and suicidal behavior scores. The risk-taking questionnaire yielded a four-factor solution: Thrill and sensation seeking; Cautious procedure; Cautious decision making; Impulsive behavior. Compared with HCs, SAs showed the highest scores for thrill and sensation seeking and impulsive behavior.

Conclusions: Compared with healthy controls, individuals reporting a recent suicide attempt also reported a higher propensity to thrill and sensation seeking and impulsive behavior as a proxy of risk-taking behavior. The present results corroborate the notion that, among others, suicide attempts appeared to be less related to premeditation, but rather to impulsive and thus spontaneous behavior.

Keywords: risk-taking behavior; suicidal behavior; suicide attempts.

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[8] Jahangard L., Solgy R., Salehi I., Taheri S.K., Holsboer-Trachsler E., Haghighi M., Brand S. Cholecystokinin (CCK) level is higher among first time suicide attempters than healthy controls, but is not associated with higher depression scores. Psychiatry Res. 2018;266:40–46. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.031. - DOI - PubMed

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[10] Ahmadpanah M., Astinsadaf S., Akhondi A., Haghighi M., Sadeghi Bahmani D., Nazaribadie M., Jahangard L., Holsboer-Trachsler E., Brand S. Early maladaptive schemas of emotional deprivation, social isolation, shame and abandonment are related to a history of suicide attempts among patients with major depressive disorders. Compr. Psychiatry. 2017;77:71–79. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.05.008. - DOI - PubMed

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