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. 2024 Mar 29;24:239. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-05696-1

Table 3.

Standardized direct effects of the parsimonious structural equation model on the relationships between the predictors of depressive symptoms, self-harm and suicide thoughts for males

Variables Self-harm
β 95% CI p-value
Bullied by others, low -0.05 -0.08/-0.03 < 0.001
Bullied online, low -0.10 -0.13/-0.07 < 0.001
Friends support, low 0.06 0.02/0.09 0.001
Parental support, low 0.05 0.03/0.08 < 0.001
Depressive symptoms, high 0.26 0.23/0.28 < 0.001
Suicide thoughts
Bullied by others, low -0.05 -0.08/-0.03 < 0.001
Bullied online, low -0.07 -0.09/-0.04 < 0.001
Friends support, low 0.07 0.03/0.10 < 0.001
Parental support, low 0.08 0.06/0.10 < 0.001
Depressive symptoms, high 0.46 0.44/0.48 < 0.001
Depressive symptoms
Family economy, low 0.07 0.05/0.09 < 0.001
Parental education, high -0.05 -0.07/-0.03 < 0.001
Pressure, high 0.44 0.42/0.47 < 0.001
Bullied others, low -0.04 -0.06/-0.10 0.005
Bullied by others, low -0.04 -0.07/-0.01 0.004
Bullied online, low -0.07 -0.09/-0.04 < 0.001
Friends support, low 0.17 0.14/0.20 < 0.001
Teacher support, low 0.11 0.09/0.14 < 0.001
Parental support, low 0.11 0.09/0.13 < 0.001
Bullied others
Family economy, low -0.07 -0.09/-0.04 < 0.001
Teacher support, low -0.14 -0.17/-0.11 < 0.001
Parental support, low -0.06 -0.08/-0.03 0.013
Bullied by others
Family economy, low -0.04 -0.06/-0.01 0.004
Parental education, high -0.03 -0.05/-0.01 0.024
Friends support, low -0.25 -0.28/-0.22 < 0.001
Teacher support, low -0.09 -0.12/-0.07 < 0.001
Parental support, low -0.05 -0.08/-0.02 < 0.001
Bullied online
Friends support, low -0.29 -0.32/-0.26 < 0.001
Teacher support, low -0.10 -0.12/-0.07 < 0.001
Parental support, low -0.07 -0.09/-0.04 0.003
Pressure
Family economy, low 0.05 0.02/0.08 0.002
Parental education, high 0.05 0.02/0.08 0.002
Friends support, low 0.23 0.19/0.26 < 0.001
Teacher support, low 0.25 0.22/0.27 < 0.001
Parental support
Family economy, low 0.23 0.20/0.25 < 0.001
Parental education, high -0.05 -0.07/-0.02 < 0.001