Suicide is a serious global public-health issue that is perceived as the most stigmatizing of sudden losses. Most studies on this topic have examined how bereaved families perceive public stigma, paying less attention to the actual stigma experienced by those not directly bereaved. Therefore, this study examined the association between personality traits and the public stigma attached to families that have lost a member to suicide. Three hundred and eighty (N = 380) Israeli participants completed demographic, Big 5, and stigma questionnaires. The study findings demonstrate that neuroticism and openness to experience are associated with higher levels of public stigma, while conscientiousness is associated with lower levels of public stigma. In addition, Arab participants reported higher levels of public stigma than Jewish participants. These findings make an important contribution to our understanding of the relationship between personality traits and the public stigma attached to families that have lost a member to suicide.

自杀是一个严重的全球公共卫生问题，被认为是最令人耻辱的突然损失。关于这个主题的大多数研究都考察了失去亲人的家庭如何看待公众的耻辱，而很少关注那些非直接失去亲人的人所经历的实际耻辱。因此，这项研究探讨了人格特质与因自杀而失去成员的家庭所受到的公众耻辱之间的关系。三百八十 ( N = 380) 以色列参与者完成了人口统计、Big 5 和耻辱调查问卷。研究结果表明，神经质和对经验的开放性与较高程度的公众耻辱有关，而责任心则与较低程度的公众耻辱有关。此外，阿拉伯参与者报告的公众耻辱程度高于犹太参与者。这些发现对我们理解自杀成员家庭的人格特质与公众耻辱之间的关系做出了重要贡献。