Table 5 Correlation matrix among the scales used

Suicide ideation score

–

0.393*

0.137*

0.507*

−0.271*

0.402*

0.143*

0.121*

−0.318*

Audit score

0.393*

–

0.274*

0.509*

− 0.249*

0.411*

0.165*

0.165*

− 0.312*

TAS score

0.137*

0.274*

–

0.284*

−0.307*

0.349*

0.388*

0.138*

−0.122*

HAM-D score

0.507*

0.509*

0.284*

–

−0.385*

0.668*

0.250*

0.297*

−0.394*

Self-esteem score

−0.271*

−0.249*

− 0.307*

−0.385*

–

− 0.375*

−0.240*

− 0.262*

0.426*

HAM-A score

0.402*

0.411*

0.349*

0.668*

−0.375*

–

0.342*

0.277*

−0.346*

PSC score

0.143*

0.165*

0.388*

0.250*

−0.240*

0.342*

–

0.109*

−0.135*

LSAS

0.121*

0.165*

0.138*

0.297*

−0.262*

0.277*

0.109*

–

−0.248*

EI

−0.318*

−0.312*

0.122*

−0.394*

0.426*

−0.346*

− 0.135*

−0.248*

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