Table 6 Association between student characteristics and suicidal thoughts*
Characteristic | Unadjusted (n = 10,015) | Adjusted ** (n = 8970) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Occasional suicidal thoughts | Frequent suicidal thoughts | Occasional suicidal thoughts | Frequent suicidal thoughts | |
OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
Age | 1.01 (0.98–1.04) | 0.97 (0.92–1.03) | 0.99 (0.96–1.02) | 0.91 (0.85–0.97) |
Gender | ||||
Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 1.10 (0.97–1.24) | 1.16 (0.90–1.50) | 1.01 (0.88–1.16) | 0.82 (0.62–1.10) |
Parental divorce or separation | ||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 1.31 (1.17–1.46) | 1.43 (1.16–1.78) | 0.89 (0.78–1.01) | 0.81 (0.62–1.05) |
Parental death | ||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 1.22 (0.94–1.59) | 2.20 (1.46–3.31) | 1.08 (0.80–1.45) | 1.75 (1.07–2.88) |
Did not live in parental home during childhood | ||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 1.48 (1.05–2.08) | 2.42 (1.40–4.17) | 1.07 (0.72–1.58) | 1.21 (0.63–2.32) |
Perceived economic status in childhood | ||||
Correct to very comfortable | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Difficult to very difficult | 1.53 (1.29–1.82) | 2.28 (1.70–3.07) | 1.10 (0.90–1.35) | 1.21 (0.63–2.32) |
Parental history of depression or anxiety | ||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 2.06 (1.84–2.31) | 2.84 (2.24–3.60) | 1.59 (1.41–1.80) | 1.59 (1.22–2.08) |
Personal history of depression or attempted suicide | ||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 4.22 (3.71–4.81) | 15.48 (12.40–19.33) | 3.63 (3.13–4.20) | 11.68 (9.06–15.07) |
Perceived parental support | ||||
Extremely strong | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Strong | 1.57 (1.37–1.80) | 1.40 (1.01–1.94) | 1.55 (1.34–1.79) | 1.23 (0.86–1.74) |
Moderate | 2.50 (2.15–2.91) | 4.27 (3.12–5.87) | 2.11 (1.78–2.49) | 2.90 (2.05–4.11) |
Low | 4.08 (3.31–5.00) | 8.28 (5.70–12.00) | 3.33 (2.64–4.20) | 4.91 (3.23–7.47) |
None | 5.77 (4.00–8.32) | 18.38 (11.08–30.48) | 4.55 (2.97–6.99) | 8.58 (4.62–15.96) |