Table 2 Differences in suicidal tendencies by general characteristics and mental health (N = 784)
Variables | Categories | Contemplating suicide | χ2 (p) | Suicidal plans | χ2 (p) | Suicide attempts | χ2 (p) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 712) | Yes (n = 72) | No (n = 760) | Yes (n = 24) | No (n = 766) | Yes (n = 18) | |||||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
General characteristics | ||||||||||
Gender | Male (n = 372) | 351 (94.4) | 21 (5.6) | 10.63* (.001) †| 364 (97.8) | 8 (2.2) | 1.98 (.115) †| 366 (98.4) | 6 (1.6) | 1.47 (.244) †|
Female (n = 412) | 361 (87.6) | 51 (12.4) |  | 396 (96.1) | 16 (3.9) |  | 400 (97.1) | 12 (2.9) |  | |
Visible minority | Visible (n = 406) | 371 (91.4) | 35 (8.6) | 0.32 (.621) †| 396 (97.5) | 10 (2.51) | 1.021 (.407) †| 399 (98.3) | 7 (1.7) | 1.23 (.342) †|
Invisible (n = 378) | 341 (90.2) | 37 (9.8) |  | 364 (96.3) | 14 (3.7) |  | 367 (97.1) | 11 (2.9) |  | |
Sexual intercourse experience | Yes (n = 30) | 19 (63.3) | 11 (36.7) | 28.25** (< .001) †| 26 (86.7) | 4 (13.3) | 11.09* (.011) †| 26 (86.7) | 4 (13.3) | 16.94* (.004) |
No (n = 754) | 693 (91.9) | 61(8.1) |  | 734 (97.3) | 20 (2.7) |  | 740 (98.1) | 14 (1.9) |  | |
Experience of being treated by doctor due to violence | Yes (n = 5) | 5 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0.51 (.476) †| 5 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0.16 (.690) †| 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) | 7.03 (.110) †|
No (n = 779) | 707 (90.8) | 72 (9.2) |  | 755 (96.9) | 24 (3.1) |  | 762 (97.8) | 17 (2.2) |  | |
Substance use | Yes (n = 3) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 2.11 (.251) †| 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 9.30 (.089) †| 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 12.93 (.067) †|
No (n = 781) | 710 (90.9) | 71 (9.1) |  | 758 (97.1) | 23 (2.9) |  | 764 (97.8) | 17 (2.2) |  | |
Cigarette and/or e-cigarette use | Yes (n = 215) | 46 (82.1) | 10 (17.9) | 5.44* (.020) | 55 (98.2) | 1 (1.8) | 0.33 (.565) | 53 (94.6) | 3 (5.4) | 2.52 (.112) |
No (n = 569) | 666 (91.5) | 62 (8.5) |  | 705 (96.8) | 23 (3.2) |  | 713 (97.9) | 15 (2.1) |  | |
Alcohol use | Yes (n = 56) | 184 (85.6) | 31 (14.4) | 9.73* (.002) | 206 (95.8) | 9 (4.2) | 1.26 (.261) | 205 (95.3) | 10 (4.7) | 7.33* (.007) |
No (n = 728) | 528 (92.8) | 41 (7.2) |  | 554 (97.4) | 15 (2.6) |  | 561 (98.6) | 8 (1.4) |  | |
Perception of getting enough sleep | Sufficient (n = 274) | 262 (95.6) | 12 (4.4) | 11.66* (.001) | 271 (98.9) | 3 (1.1) | 5.49* (.019) | 270 (98.5) | 4 (1.5) | 1.31 (.252) |
Insufficient (n = 510) | 450 (88.2) | 60 (11.8) |  | 489 (95.9) | 21 (4.1) |  | 496 (97.3) | 14 (2.7) |  | |
Perceived health status | Healthy (n = 517) | 489 (94.6) | 28 (5.4) | 28.62** (< .001) | 507 (98.1) | 10 (1.9) | 6.57* (.037) | 511 (98.8) | 6 (1.2) | 9.35* (.009) |
Middle (n = 197) | 168 (85.3) | 29 (14.7) |  | 187 (94.9) | 10 (5.1) |  | 189 (95.9) | 8 (4.1) |  | |
Poor (n = 70) | 55 (78.6) | 15 (21.4) |  | 66 (94.3) | 4 (5.7) |  | 66 (94.3) | 4 (5.7) |  | |
Perceived household economic difficulty after COVID-19 | Yes (n = 308) | 275 (89.3) | 33 (10.7) | 1.43 (.233) | 298 (96.8) | 10 (3.2) | 0.06 (.808) | 299 (97.1) | 9 (2.9) | 0.89 (.346) |
No (n = 476) | 437 (91.8) | 39 (8.2) |  | 462 (97.1) | 14 (2.9) |  | 467 (98.1) | 9 (1.9) |  | |
Mental health | ||||||||||
Depressive mood | Yes (n = 193) | 132 (68.4) | 61 (31.6) | 154.34** (< .001) | 173 (89.6) | 20 (10.4) | 45.99** (< .001) | 178 (92.2) | 15 (7.8) | 34.23** (< .001) |
No (n = 591) | 580 (98.1) | 11 (1.9) |  | 587 (99.3) | 4 (0.7) |  | 588 (99.5) | 3 (0.5) |  | |
Loneliness | Yes (n = 392) | 327 (83.4) | 65 (16.6) | 51.45** (< .001) | 369 (94.1) | 23 (5.9) | 20.80** (< .001) | 374 (95.4) | 18 (4.6) | 18.42** (< .001) |
No (n = 392) | 385 (98.2) | 7 (1.8) |  | 391 (99.7) | 1 (0.3) |  | 392 (100) | 0 (0.0) |  | |
Perceived stress | Yes (n = 599) | 529 (88.3) | 70 (11.7) | 19.06** (< .001) | 576 (96.2) | 23 (3.8) | 5.18* (.023) | 582(97.2) | 17 (2.8) | 3.33 (.068) |
No (n = 185) | 183 (98.9) | 2 (1.1) |  | 184 (99.5) | 1 (0.5) |  | 184 (99.5) | 1 (0.5) |  | |
Perceived happiness | Happy (n = 478) | 460 (96.2) | 18 (3.8) | 104.44** (< .001) | 472 (98.7) | 6 (1.3) | 40.00** (< .001) | 474 (99.2) | 4 (0.8) | 36.67** (< .001) |
Moderate (n = 232) | 208 (89.7) | 24 (10.3) |  | 225 (97.0) | 7 (3.0) |  | 227 (97.8) | 5 (2.2) |  | |
Unhappy (n = 74) | 44 (59.5) | 30 (40.5) |  | 63 (85.1) | 11 (14.9) |  | 65 (87.8) | 9 (12.2) |  | |