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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 20.
Published in final edited form as: Couple Family Psychol. 2022;11(1):42–59. doi: 10.1037/cfp0000206

Table 3.

Demographics and Outcome Measures by Condition

SAFER (n=19 dyads) I-SPI (n=20 dyads)


Veteran Supporting Partner Veteran Supporting Partner




Individual Demographics n/M (%)/(SD) n/M (%)/(SD) n/M (%)/(SD) n/M (%)/(SD)
Age 53.26 (12.37) 48.68 (16.24) 51.90 (15.62) 42.55 (12.8)
Years of Education 13.79 (1.13) 12.71 (2.34) 13.63 (2.55) 13.58 (2.17)
Male 17 (89) 6 (32) 16 (80) 8 (40)
Race
 Black/African American 10 (53) 8 (42) 10 (50) 10 (50)
 White 5 (26) 5 (26) 2 (10) 2 (10)
 Native American 0 (0) 1 (5) 1 (5) 0 (0)
 Multiracial 2 (11) 1 (5) 4 (20) 5 (25)
 Other 2 (11) 4 (21) 3 (15) 3 (15)
Hispanic/Latino 5 (26) 6 (32) 8 (40) 8 (40)
Employment Status
 Employed / Student 3 (16) 5 (26) 5 (25) 10 (50)
 Unemployed/Unlisted 10 (53) 9 (47) 6 (30) 8 (40)
 Retired/Disabled 6 (32) 5 (26) 9 (45) 2 (10)

SAFER I-SPI


Measures Range M (SD) M (SD) t (df)

Baseline Measures
 Veteran Suicidal Ideation 0 – 5 3.26 (169) 3.75 (1.33) −1.00 .32
 Veteran Suicide-Related Coping 0–4 3.03 (0.71) 2.91 (0.65) 0.59 .56
 Partner Support of Suicide-Related Coping 3.23 (0.81) 3.37 (0.87) −0.52 .61
 Veteran Thwarted Belongingness 1–6 3.23 (102) 3.62 (0.9) −1.25 .22
 Veteran Perceived Burdensomeness 1 −6 2.84 (1.56) 3.03 (1.61) −0.38 .71
 Supporting Partner Caregiver Burden 0–4 1.39 (0.92) 1.06 (0.96) 1.08 .29
Post-Treatment Assessment
 Veteran Suicidal Ideation 0 – 5 1.50 (1.93) 3.50 (1.43) 2.53 .02
 Veteran Suicide-Related Coping 0–4 3.15 (0.71) 2.69 (1.02) 1.43 .16
 Partner Support of Suicide-Related Coping 0–4 3.65 (0.46) 3.36 (0.71) 1.17 .25
 Veteran Thwarted Belongingness 1–6 2.85 (1.27) 3.57 (1.22) −1.58 .12
 Veteran Perceived Burdensomeness 1 −6 2.23 (1.39) 2.60 (1.68) −0.65 .52
 Supporting Partner Caregiver Burden 0–4 1.23 (0.85) 1.00 (0.86) 0.67 .51
Extended Follow-up (3+ Months)
 Veteran Suicidal Ideation 0–5 1.00 (1.31) 3.38 (2.13) 2.68 .02
 Veteran Suicide-Related Coping 0–4 3.12 (0.59) 2.70 (0.86) 1.38 .18
 Partner Support of Suicide-Related Coping 0–4 3.70 (0.57) 2.89 (1.4) 1.54 .14
 Veteran Thwarted Belongingness 1–6 3.30 (1.46) 3.45 (0.95) −0.30 .76
 Veteran Perceived Burdensomeness 1 −6 2.10 (1.63) 2.86 (1.42) −1.19 .25
 Supporting Partner Caregiver Burden 0–4 0.90 (0.59) 0.72 (0.67) 0.61 .55