Table 4 Predictors of quality of intentions and actions: Unstandardized regression coefficients (and 95% CIs)¹

 18–30

Reference

Reference

 31–59

0.20 (0.04, 0.36)*

0.20 (−0.07, 0.46)

 60+

−0.01 (− 0.17, 0.16)

−0.08 (− 0.37, 0.21)

Female gender

0.52 (0.42, 0.62)*

0.36 (0.16, 0.54)*

Language other than English

−0.29 (− 0.48, − 0.10)*

−0.24 (−64, 0.16)

Bachelor’s degree or higher

0.30 (0.19, 0.40)*

0.47 (0.28, 0.66)*

Non-urban location

−0.06 (− 0.16, 0.04)

−0.05 (− 0.24, 0.13)

Indigenous

− 0.52 (− 0.88, − 0.15)*

−0.18 (− 0.67, 0.30)

Exposed to suicide

0.04 (− 0.06, 0.14)

0.04 (− 0.16, 0.23)

Professional training in suicide

0.28 (0.10, 0.46)*

0.01 (−0.30, 0.32)

Mental Health First Aid training

0.47 (0.23, 0.69)*

0.30 (−0.07, 0.67)

Other suicide training

0.51 (0.32, 0.70)*

0.48 (0.17, 0.79)*

 Distressing life events: Female

−0.02 (− 0.18, 0.15)

0.05 (− 0.23, 0.34)

 Indirect suicide communication: Male

0.38 (0.21, 0.54)*

− 0.24 (− 0.54, 0.07)

 Indirect suicide communication: Female

0.53 (0.36, 0.70)*

− 0.10 (− 0.39, 0.20)

 Direct suicide communication: Male

0.64 (0.47, 0.81)*

− 0.12 (− 0.43, 0.20)

 Direct suicide communication: Female

0.62 (0.45, 0.78)*

− 0.21 (− 0.51, 0.09)

Constant

2.32 (1.82–2.82)

2.30 (1.45, 3.12)

Adjusted R²

0.12

0.08