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Table 9 Final stepwise multiple regression model results, examining predictors of suicidal intent associated with non-fatal self-poisoning: females

From: A comparison of non-fatal self-poisoning among males and females, in Sri Lanka

Sets

Predictor variables

Unstandardized co-efficient

Standardized co- efficient

t

Sig

Correlations

B

St error

Beta

Zero order

Partial

Part

Socio demographic variables

Age

.105

.028

.215

3.747

.000

.202

.187

.186

Marital status

-.191

.445

-.025

-.430

.668

.081

-.023

-.021

Childhood adversity

Parental conflict

1.381

.455

.153

3.037

.003

.154

.153

.149

Mother worked overseas

.159

.528

.015

.301

.763

.027

.015

.015

Stressors during the prior six months

Financial problems

.831

.511

.084

1.624

.105

.140

.083

.079

Legal problems

-.653

3.720

-.009

-.176

.861

.021

-.009

-.009

Physical/sexual abuse

1.821

.671

.136

2.712

.007

.078

.042

.040

Bad dreams

.443

.538

.041

.823

..411

.153

.137

.132

Prior help seeking/prior suicidal behaviour

Expressed suicidal ideas

.776

.594

.064

1.307

.192

.110

.067

.063

Saw a doctor in prior month

.500

.394

.062

1.270

.205

.108

.065

.061

Has a past history of suicide attempts

1.494

.525

.142

2.846

.005

.173

.144

.137

Acute triggers

Breakup of romantic relationship

1.434

.572

.126

2.506

.013

.120

.128

.120

Psychiatric morbidity

GAD-7

.083

.045

.132

1.856

.064

.456

.095

.080

PDS

.192

.044

.309

4.416

.000

.510

.222

.189

BHS

.092

.038

.129

2.439

.015

.386

.125

.104

  1. PDS: Peradeniya Depression Scale, GAD-7: 7 item Anxiety Scale, BHS: Beck Hopelessness Scale.