From: Cross-sectional study of attitudes about suicide among psychiatrists in Shanghai
Attitudes | β | Beta | 95% CI of β | p |
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Subscale 1: Respondent believes suicide can be prevented (0–100) | ||||
Male | −5.38 | −0.17 | −10.07 ~ −0.69 | 0.025 |
Years working as a psychiatrist | 0.02 | 0.02 | −0.18 ~ 0.22 | 0.843 |
Subscale 2: Respondent believes individuals are able to control their own suicidal tendencies | ||||
Male | −3.73 | −0.12 | −8.65 ~ 1.19 | 0.136 |
Years working as a psychiatrist | −0.11 | −0.08 | −0.32 ~ 0.10 | 0.303 |
Subscale 3: Respondent holds stigmatizing attitudes about suicide | ||||
Male | −2.91 | −0.10 | −7.31 ~ 1.49 | 0.193 |
Years working as a psychiatrist | 0.06 | 0.05 | −0.13 ~ 0.25 | 0.538 |
Psychiatrist from tertiary psychiatric center | −5.95 | −0.20 | −10.28 ~ −1.63 | 0.007 |
Subscale 4: Respondent is understanding of and feels empathy for persons with suicidal behavior | ||||
Male | 9.43 | 0.28 | 4.50 ~ 14.36 | <0.001 |
Years working as a psychiatrist | 0.06 | 0.04 | −0.18 ~ 0.29 | 0.638 |
Years of education | 2.13 | 0.22 | 0.59 ~ 3.66 | 0.007 |
Subscale 5: Respondent believes suicidal behavior is an effective method of controlling others | ||||
Male | 5.09 | 0.16 | 0.26 ~ 9.92 | 0.039 |
Years working as a psychiatrist | −0.08 | −0.06 | −0.29 ~ 0.12 | 0.422 |
Subscale 6: Respondent believes that suicide is an important social problem | ||||
Male | 0.34 | 0.01 | −4.51 ~ 5.18 | 0.892 |
Years working as a psychiatrist | 0.03 | 0.02 | −0.18 ~ 0.24 | 0.766 |
Psychiatrist from tertiary psychiatric center | −7.03 | −0.22 | −11.80 ~ −2.26 | 0.004 |
Subscale 7: Respondent believes that suicides and suicide attempts are essentially different | ||||
Male | −2.63 | −0.06 | −9.01 ~ 3.75 | 0.418 |
Years working as a psychiatrist | −0.48 | −0.26 | −0.75 ~ −0.21 | 0.001 |