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Table 1 Differences in demographic factors and suicidal behaviour

From: Adolescents’ reactions to participating in ethically sensitive research: a prospective self-report study

 

Baseline

Follow up

χ2

df

N

p

V

χ2

df

N

p

V

Enjoy

 Worry/upset

0.45

1

1829

0.50

0.02

11.31

1

1869

0.00

0.08

 Gender

7.92

1

1835

0.01

0.07

0.39

1

1881

0.54

0.01

 Psych. diagnosis

7.01

1

1816

0.01

0.06

0.74

1

1872

0.39

0.02

 Thought of NSSI

0.08

1

1827

0.78

0.01

0.05

1

1872

0.83

0.01

 NSSI

3.76

1

1795

0.05

0.05

2.74

1

1875

0.10

0.04

 Thought about suicide

5.78

1

1781

0.02

0.06

0.13

1

1860

0.72

0.01

 Attempted suicide

1.92

1

1765

0.17

0.03

0.41

1

1858

0.52

0.02

Worry/upset

 Enjoy

0.45

1

1829

0.50

0.02

11.31

1

1869

0.00

0.08

 Gender

42.33

1

1906

0.00

0.15

26.54

1

1929

0.00

0.14

 Psych. diagnosis

22.29

1

1885

0.00

0.11

36.92

1

1920

0.00

0.14

 Thoughts of NSSI

100.65

1

1895

0.00

0.23

101.44

1

1919

0.00

0.23

 NSSI

129.25

1

1860

0.00

0.26

119.49

1

1922

0.00

0.25

 Thought about suicide

72.37

1

1848

0.00

0.20

81.05

1

1907

0.00

0.21

 Attempted suicide

42.64

1

1832

0.00

0.15

23.11

1

1903

0.00

0.11

  1. NB: Girls were more likely to enjoy participation and boys more likely to report being worried or upset. Participants reporting poorer psychosocial functioning (e.g. more distress, suicidal thoughts and behaviour) were more likely to find the questionnaire worrying or upsetting