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Table 7 Association between suicidal ideation, attempted suicide and alternative identity

From: Why alternative teenagers self-harm: exploring the link between non-suicidal self-injury, attempted suicide and adolescent identity

 

Suicidal ideation (n = 377)

Suicide attempt (n = 414)

Predictors

OR

95% CI

Adj OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Adj OR

95% CI

Alt-identity

        

  None

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

  Moderate or stronger

3.41

1.54-7.54

3.74

1.64-8.54

5.96

1.96-18.11

8.10

2.22-29.58

Jock-identity

        

  None

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

  Moderate

0.60

0.28-1.26

0.55

0.25-1.19

0.37

0.09-1.56

0.30

0.06-1.52

  Strongly to complete

0.49

0.27-0.90

0.51

0.27-0.98

0.32

0.11-0.93

0.37

0.11-1.24

Sex

        

  Male

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

  Female

1.87

1.17-2.98

1.85

1.13-3.05

1.81

0.69-4.77

2.00

0.67-5.91

Socioeconomic status

        

  Lower

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

  Middle

0.92

0.43-1.94

0.93

0.39-2.22

1.42

0.19-10.35

0.64

0.07-5.79

  Upper

0.70

0.41-1.20

0.70

0.39-1.26

2.50

0.56-11.24

2.00

0.37-10.78

Immigrant parent(s)

        

  Both parents German

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

  1 or 2 parents immigrant

1.02

0.60-1.73

1.04

0.56-1.94

4.65

1.76-12.32

6.22

2.01-18.67

School type

        

  Vocational

0.75

0.33-1.69

0.63

0.24-1.66

4.29

0.70-26.33

2.01

0.27-37.30

  Intermediate

0.99

0.61-1.60

0.99

0.58-1.69

6.02

1.34-27.08

6.31

1.28-31.24

  Academic

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

  1. Note: Significant associations are emboldened.