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Table 4 Characteristics of NSSI and SA adolescents

From: Non suicidal self injury and suicidal behavior among adolescents: co-occurrence and associated risk factors

Dichotomous Variable

No-NSSI + No SB

NSSI only

SB Only

NSSI + SB

Chi-square test (χ2)

p-value

n = 370

n = 229

N = 33

n = 98

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

  

Female

213

57.6

94

41.0

26

78.8

61

62.2

28.20

<.001*

Public School

217

58.6

93

40.6

23

69.7

49

50.0

22.73

<.001*

Late aged adolescent

300

81.1

208

90.8

30

90.9

85

86.7

11.85

.008*

Continuous Variable

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

ANOVA test (F)

p-value

Depression

10.08

8.59

13.57

9.11

15.54

7.64

24.52

11.61

64.59

<.001*

Self-esteem

26.24

5.76

23.79

7.31

23.36

9.16

20.20

9.07

21.25

<.001*

  1. NSSI Non-suicidal self injury, SB Suicidal behavior, * p-value significance at ≤ 0.05 level
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BMC Psychiatry

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