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Table 2 Frequencies, means and standard deviations of all variables across suicide risk category membership

From: Suicidal ideation in men during COVID-19: an examination of protective factors

 

Full sample N = 700

No suicidal thoughts or behaviours n = 497

Ideation only n = 87

Ideation + planning1 n = 116

Demographics

 Age M (SD)

50.3 (15.2)

50.9 (15.0)

48.1 (15.8)

49.5 (15.5)

Sexual identity n (%)2

 Heterosexual

495 (70.7)

354 (71.2; 71.5)

58 (66.7; 11.7)

83 (71.6; 16.8)

 Gay

150 (21.4)

107 (21.5; 71.3)

18 (20.7; 12.0)

25 (21.6; 16.7)

 Bisexual

43 (6.1)

33 (6.6; 76.7)

6 (6.9; 14.0)

4 (3.4; 9.3)

 Other

12 (1.7)

3 (0.6; 25.0)

5 (5.7; 41.7)

4 (3.4; 33.3)

Gender identity n (%)2

 Cisgender man

692 (98.9)

494 (99.4; 71.4)

84 (96.6; 12.1)

114 (98.3; 16.5)

 Transgender man

8 (1.1)

3 (0.6; 37.5)

3 (3.4; 37.5)

2 (1.7; 25.0)

Education level n (%)2

 University educated

400 (57.1)

288 (57.9; 72.0)

51 (58.6; 12.8)

61 (52.6; 15.3)

 Non-university educated

300 (42.9)

209 (42.1; 69.7)

36 (41.4; 12.0)

55 (47.4; 18.3)

Place of residence n (%)2

 Metropolitan

459 (65.6)

345 (69.4; 75.2)

50 (57.5; 10.9)

64 (55.2; 13.9)

 Non-metropolitan

241 (34.4)

152 (30.6; 63.1)

37 (42.5; 15.4)

52 (44.8; 21.6)

Protective factors

Employment status n (%)*2

 No job loss experienced

388 (64.7)

296 (70.5; 76.3)

47 (60.3; 12.1)

45 (44.1; 11.6)

 Not in labor force/retired

134 (22.3)

82 (19.5; 61.2)

19 (24.4; 14.2)

33 (32.4; 24.6)

 Job loss experienced

78 (13.0)

42 (10.0; 53.8)

12 (15.4; 15.4)

24 (23.5; 30.8)

Relationship status n (%)*2

 Single (never married)

147 (21.0)

89 (17.9; 60.5)

25 (28.7; 17.0)

33 (28.4; 22.4)

 Separated/divorced/widowed

117 (16.7)

67 (13.5; 57.3)

23 (26.4; 19.7)

27 (23.3; 23.1)

 Married/partnered/de-facto

436 (62.3)

341 (68.6; 78.2)

39 (44.8; 8.9)

56 (48.3; 12.8)

 Significant other social support

4.87 (1.97)

5.19 (1.84)

4.15 (2.08)

4.05 (2.03)

 Family social support

4.19 (1.85)

4.53 (1.75)

3.47 (1.90)

3.32 (1.78)

 Friends social support

4.29 (1.77)

4.59 (1.65)

3.89 (1.80)

3.38 (1.84)

 Problem-focused coping

18.50 (5.38)

18.33 (5.41)

18.77 (4.86)

19.00 (5.64)

 Emotion-focused coping

26.11 (5.51)

25.51 (5.50)

27.66 (4.90)

27.33 (5.58)

 Avoidant coping

15.31 (4.23)

14.23 (3.61)

17.46 (3.98)

18.06 (4.87)

 Resilience

3.21 (0.97)

3.45 (0.90)

2.71 (0.84)

2.62 (0.93)

  1. * = Columns do not sum to full sample N due to missing data. 1 = this category includes n = 12 individuals who reported suicidal ideation, planning and attempt. 2 = column percentage; row percentage