Table 2 Risk for suicidal behavior associated with stressful life events and personal coping skills in the students
Variable | N (%) | Risk for suicidal behavior (95%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Suicidal behavior | No suicidal behavior | Crude odds ratioa | Adjusted odds ratiob | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 211 (46.27) | 2980 (54.02) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Female | 245 (53.73) | 2536 (45.98) | 1.36 (1.13-1.65)** | 1.51 (1.23-1.86)** |
Stressful life event | ||||
Failure in study exam | ||||
No | 343 (75.22) | 4585 (83.12) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Yes | 113 (24.78) | 931 (16.88) | 1.62 (1.30-2.03)** | 1.36 (1.06-1.75)* |
Rupture of a love relationship | ||||
No | 343 (75.22) | 4551 (82.51) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Yes | 113 (24.78) | 965 (17.49) | 1.55 (1.24-1.94)** | 1.17 (0.91-1.49) |
Strong conflicts with classmates | ||||
No | 353 (77.41) | 4967 (90.05) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Yes | 103 (22.59) | 549 (9.95) | 2.64 (2.08-3.34)** | 2.01 (1.54-2.61)** |
Financial problems | ||||
No | 228 (50.00) | 3257 (59.05) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Yes | 228 (50.00) | 2259 (40.95) | 1.44 (1.19-1.75)** | 1.13 (0.92-1.39) |
Bereavement from losing a family | ||||
No | 359 (78.73) | 4659 (84.46) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Yes | 97 (21.27) | 857 (15.54) | 1.47 (1.16-1.86)** | 1.30 (1.01-1.68)* |
Suffering an acute illness | ||||
No | 391 (85.75) | 5140 (93.18) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Yes | 65 (14.25) | 376 (6.82) | 2.27 (1.71-3.01)** | 1.47 (1.06-2.05)* |
Severe illness of a close family | ||||
No | 374 (82.02) | 4806 (87.13) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Yes | 82 (17.98) | 710 (12.87) | 1.48 (1.15-1.91)** | 1.05 (0.79-1.40) |
Disciplinary punishment | ||||
No | 441 (96.71) | 5448 (98.77) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Yes | 15 (3.29) | 68 (1.23) | 2.73 (1.55-4.81)** | 0.91 (0.44-1.86) |
CRI | ||||
Approach coping skills | ||||
Under the average | 111 (24.34) | 780 (14.14) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Average | 228 (50.00) | 2527 (45.81) | 0.63 (0.50-0.81)** | 0.56 (0.42-0.73)** |
Above the average | 117 (25.66) | 2209 (40.05) | 0.37 (0.28-0.49)** | 0.30 (0.22-0.41)** |
Avoidance coping skills | ||||
Under the average | 16 (3.51) | 103 (1.87) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Average | 134 (29.39) | 2123 (38.49) | 0.41 (0.23-0.71)** | 0.71 (0.38-1.34) |
Above the average | 306 (67.11) | 3290 (59.64) | 0.60 (0.35-1.03) | 1.28 (0.67-2.44) |