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Table 1 Sample Characteristics and Disclosure of Suicidal Ideation to a Mental Health Professional

From: Non-disclosing youth: a cross sectional study to understand why young people do not disclose suicidal thoughts to their mental health professional

 

Total sample

No disclosure

Disclosure

Significance test and effect size

Sex

 Female

429 (83.8%)

161 (84.3%)

251 (83.9%)

χ2(1) .01, p=.919, ϕ=.005

 Male

83 (16.2%)

30 (15.7%)

48 (16.1%)

Sexuality

 Heterosexual

161 (31.4%)

78 (40.8%)

74 (24.7%)

χ2(1) 14.10, p<.001*, ϕ=.170

 Sexual minority

352 (68.6%)

113 (59.2%)

225 (75.3%)

Language at home

 English only

460 (89.7%)

173 (90.6%)

267 (89.3%)

χ2(1) .21, p=.648, ϕ=.021

 Multilingual

53 (10.3%)

18 (9.4%)

32 (10.7%)

Relationship status

 Single/not dating

367 (71.5%)

148 (77.5%)

202 (67.6%)

χ2(1) 5.63, p=.018, ϕ=.107

 Partner/dating

146 (28.5)

43 (22.5%)

97 (32.4%)

Location

 Metropolitan

401 (78.5%)

153 (80.1%)

233 (78.5%)

χ2(1) .19, p=.661, ϕ=.020

 Rural/remote

110 (21.5%)

38 (19.9)

64 (21.5%)

Prioritisation of suicidal ideation

 No

209 (40.7%)

112 (58.6%)

78 (26.1%)

χ2(1) 52.02, p<.001*, ϕ=.326

 Yes

304 (59.3%)

79 (41.4%)

221 (73.9%)

Lifetime suicide attempt

 No

273 (53.6%)

137 (71.7%)

123 (41.1%)

χ2(1) 43.79, p<.001*, ϕ=.299

 Yes

236 (46.4%)

54 (28.3%)

176 (58.9%)

Exposure to suicide loss

 No

416 (81.9%)

161 (84.7%)

237 (79.3%)

χ2(1) 2.30, p=.130, ϕ=.069

 Yes

92 (18.1%)

29 (15.3%)

62 (20.7%)

Disclosed to anyone

 No

91 (18.1%)

80 (41.9%)

5 (1.7%)

χ2(1) 131.45, p<.001*, ϕ=.518

 Yes

413 (81.9%)

111 (58.1%)

294 (98.3%)

Age (years M, SD)

17.6 (1.9)

17.36 (1.83)

17.71 (2.05)

t(488) = -1.91, p= 0.057, d= .191

Depressiona (M, SD)

27.45 (5.33)

26.99, 5.02

27.94, 5.43

t(488) = -1.94, p= 0.053, d= .189

Anxietyb (M, SD)

20.31 (4.97)

20.48, 4.86

20.29, 5.04

t(488) = .41, p= 0.679, d= .039

Distressc (M, SD)

19.04 (3.54)

18.98, 3.45

19.17, 3.52

t(488) = -.60, p= 0.547, d= .055

Suicidal ideationd (M, SD)

12.51 (8.75)

10.41, 7.86

13.85, 8.97

t(482) = -4.30, p< 0.001*, d= .438

Personal suicide stigmae (M, SD)

51.20 (13.89)

46.66, 14.46

53.12, 13.22

t(382) = -4.23, p< 0.001*, d= .447

Therapeutic alliancef (M, SD)

79.76 (17.84)

74.20, 16.88

83.23, 17.58

t(462) = -5.46, p< 0.001*, d= .329

  1. *p< .003 denotes significance after Bonferroni adjustment
  2. aMeasured with the Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Scale (PHQ-9, [28]).
  3. bMeasured with the Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale (GAD-7, [29]).
  4. cMeasured with the Distress Questionnaire-5 (DQ5, [30]).
  5. dMeasured with the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS, [26]).
  6. eMeasured with the Personal Suicide Stigma Questionnaire (PSSQ, [32]).
  7. fMeasured with the Revised Helping Alliance Questionnaire (HAq-II, [34]).
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