Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship between family adaptability and cohesion and attempted suicide in the rural of Guangxi.Methods Totally 52 attempted suicides and 75 controlsliving in Guangxi countryside received the test of Family Aadaptability and Cohesion Scale(FACES-CV).Results Significant differences in gender and age were found between 52 attempted suicides and 75 controls(P < 0 05).Significant differences were found in family adaptability and cohesion between the two groups(P < 0.05).The number of extreme model in the suicide attempter was significantly higher than that in the control group with the Circumpolar Model(P < 0.01).Multivariate unconditionallo gistic regression analysis showed that age,regular education tmie,family cohesion,and family adaptability were risk factors of attempted suicide with the odds ratio values of 3.174,2.649,2.473,and 4.489,respectively.Conclusion Family cohesion and adaptability are miportant factors of attempting suicides,which should not beignored when carrying out prevention and interfe rence.