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Table 1 Major characteristics of study subjects (N = 3455)

From: Childhood maltreatment and suicidal ideation in Chinese children and adolescents: the mediating role of mindfulness

Characteristics

N (%)

Mean ± SD

Gender

 Boys

1647 (47.7)

 

 Girls

1808 (52.3)

 

Ethnicity

 Han majority

2625 (76)

 

 Minorities

830 (24)

 

Age (Years)

 

13.1 (2.25)

Residence

 Township

2525 (73.1)

 

 Village

930 (26.9)

 

Study type

 Day students

2205 (63.8)

 

 Boarding students

1250 (36.2)

 

Single child: Yes

1562 (45.2)

 

Grade

 Primary school

731 (21.2)

 

 Junior high school

1373 (39.7)

 

 Senior high school

1351 (39.1)

 

Left-behind children: Yes

218 (6.3)

 

Educational level of father

 Elementary school and below

386 (11.2)

 

 Junior high school and above

3069 (88.8)

 

Educational level of mother

 Elementary school and below

349 (10.1)

 

 Junior high school and above

3106 (89.9)

 

Marital status of the parents

 In marriage

3117 (90.3)

 

 Divorced/Re-married/Widowed

338 (9.7)

 

Family income

 Stable

3410 (98.7)

 

 Unstable

45 (1.3)

 

Mindfulness score (FFMQ)

 

123 (13.9)

SI

 One-week SI

449 (13)

 

 One-year SI

564 (16.3)

 

 Lifetime SI

1712 (49.6)

 

Childhood maltreatment

 Any

1883 (54.5)

 

 Emotional abuse (EA)

633 (18.3)

 

 Physical abuse (PA)

391 (11.3)

 

 Sexual abuse (SA)

223 (6.5)

 

 Emotional neglect (EN)

1610 (46.6)

 

 Physical neglect (PN)

893 (25.8)

 

Depression: Yes (PHQ-9 score ≥ 5)

1310 (37.9)

 

Anxiety: Yes (GAD-7score ≥ 5)

818 (23.7)

 
  1. CTQ Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; SI Suicidal ideation; FFMQ Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire; PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9; GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7