Table 1 Sample descriptives (n = 829)
From: Expressions of masculinity and associations with suicidal ideation among young males
N | % | |
Indigenous Australian Identity | ||
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 25 | 3.0 |
Non-Indigenous | 804 | 97.0 |
Parents’ Country of Birth | ||
Both born in Australia | 554 | 66.8 |
One or both born elsewhere | 275 | 33.2 |
Area disadvantage | ||
Quintile 1 (Most disadvantaged) | 142 | 17.1 |
Quintile 2 | 130 | 15.7 |
Quintile 3 | 184 | 22.2 |
Quintile 4 | 171 | 20.6 |
Quintile 5 (Least disadvantaged) | 202 | 24.4 |
Mean | Standard Deviation | |
Conformity to Masculine Norms | ||
Pursuit of Status | 3.50 | 1.12 |
Dominance | 2.43 | 1.17 |
Emotional Control | 3.28 | 1.43 |
Heterosexual Presentation | 3.41 | 1.74 |
Playboy | 1.65 | 1.43 |
Power over Women | 1.10 | 1.05 |
Primacy of Work | 2.99 | 1.29 |
Risk Taking | 3.02 | 1.32 |
Self-Reliance | 2.46 | 1.23 |
Violence | 2.86 | 1.45 |
Winning | 2.46 | 1.26 |
Total Score | 29.13 | 5.87 |
N | % | |
12 Month Suicidal Ideation, Wave 2 | ||
Yes | 69 | 8.3 |
No | 760 | 91.7 |