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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for the independent and dependent variables

From: Influence of humor expression on suicidal ideation among adolescents: mediating effects of depressive emotion and positive emotion

Variable

ME

SD

n

%

independent variables

 Humor expression types

  self-deprecating

1.85

0.75

  

  other-devaluing

1.88

0.74

  

  body language

2.60

0.98

  

  witty response

3.25

1.08

  

 Depressive emotion

2.06

0.81

  

 Positive emotion

2.89

0.84

  

dependent variables

 Suicidal ideation during the past month

  never

  

1080

69.6

  seldom

  

223

14.4

  sometimes to almost everyday

  

248

16.0

  1. Note: ME Mean, SD Standard deviation