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Table 3 Attitudes Towards Suicide Scale (ATTS): factors and single items

From: Attitudes toward suicidal behaviour among professionals at mental health outpatient clinics in Stavropol, Russia and Oslo, Norway

 

Stavropol n = 112 Mean (95 % CI)

Oslo n = 173 Mean (95 % CI)

Stavropol Oslo n = 285

Physicians and Nurses

Psychologists

p

Physicians and nurses

Psychologists

p

 

P

Factor 1: Avoidance of communication

3.4 (3.2–3.6)

3.0 (2.8–3.1)

<0.001

2.3 (2.2–2.4)

2.2 (2.2–2.3)

ns

3.1–2.3

<0.001

Factor 2: Suicide is acceptable

2.8 (2.5–3.1)

2.9 (2.8–3.1)

ns

2.3 (2.2–2.5)

2.8 (2.7–3.0)

<0.001

2.9–2.6

0.002

Factor 3: Suicide is common and understandable

2.7 (2.3–3.0)

2.9 (2.8–3.1)

ns

2.5 (2.4–2.7)

2.8 (2.7–2.9)

0.002

2.9–2.7

0.012

Factor 4: Suicide can be prevented

4.3 (4.1–4.5)

4.1 (4.0–4.2)

ns

4.6 (4.5–4.7)

4.5 (4.4–4.6)

ns

4.2–4.5

<0.001

ATTS single items

2. Suicide can never be justified

4.0 (3.7–4.4)

3.4 (3.3–3.7)

0.008

3.2 (2.9–3.4)

2.9 (2.7–3.1)

0.024

3.7–3.0

<0.001

3. Suicide is the worst thing to do

3.9 (3.5–4.2)

3.2 (2.9–3.4)

0.003

3.4 (3.1–3.6)

2.9 (2.7–3.1)

0.006

3.4–3.1

0.018

9. Suicide prevention is a duty

4.7 (4.5–4.9)

4.3 (4.1–4.5)

0.017

4.8 (4.6–4.9)

4.5 (4.4–4.6)

0.007

4.4–4.6

0.032

13. Suicide should not be talked about

3.0 (2.5–3.5)

2.4 (2.2–2.6)

0.004

1.6 (1.5–1.8)

1.4 (1.3–1.5)

0.039

2.6–1.5

<0.001

27. I do not understand why people take their life

3.3 (2.9–3.7)

2.5 (2.3–2.7)

<0.001

2.1 (2.0–2.4)

1.8 (1.6–1.9)

0.001

2.8–1.9

<0.001

35. Most suicide is trigged by conflicts

3.1 (2.8–3.1)

3.5 (3.4–3.7)

0.005

2.7 (2.5–2.9)

3.0 (2.9–3.2)

0.003

3.4–2.9

<0.001

  1. Scale:
  2. Do not vote at all = 1, Do not vote = 2, In doubt, depends on = 3, Votes largely = 4, Votes entirely = 5
  3. CI = Confidence Interval
  4. Ns = Non significant