Table 3 Associations between perceived parental support in childhood and adolescence and the frequency of suicidal thoughts over the preceding year*
Perceived parental support | Unadjusted (n = 10,015) | Adjusted ** (n = 10,015) | Adjusted *** (n = 8970) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occasional suicidal thoughts | Frequent suicidal thoughts | Occasional suicidal thoughts | Frequent suicidal thoughts | Occasional suicidal thoughts | Frequent suicidal thoughts | |
OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
Extremely strong | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Strong | 1.57 (1.37–1.80) | 1.40 (1.01–1.94) | 1.55 (1.35–1.78) | 1.35 (0.96–1.88) | 1.55 (1.34–1.79) | 1.23 (0.86–1.74) |
Moderate | 2.50 (2.15–2.91) | 4.27 (3.12–5.87) | 2.26 (1.93–2.64) | 3.40 (2.44–4.74) | 2.11 (1.78–2.49) | 2.90 (2.05–4.11) |
Low | 4.08 (3.31–5.00) | 8.28 (5.70–12.00) | 3.39 (2.73–4.19) | 5.35 (3.60–7.95) | 3.33 (2.64–4.20) | 4.91 (3.23–7.47) |
None | 5.77 (4.00–8.32) | 18.38 (11.08–30.48) | 4.43 (3.02–6.49) | 9.81 (5.60–17.19) | 4.55 (2.97–6.99) | 8.58 (4.62–15.96) |