Table 3.
Comparison of initial self-reported clinical characteristics and laboratory-measured impulsivity of adolescents with self-injurious behaviors only (NSSI-Only) or self-injurious behavior with suicide attempt(s) (NSSI+SA)
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| NSSI-Only (n = 31) | NSSI+SA (n = 25) | Analyses | |||||||
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| Self-Report Measures | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | F | df | p | Observed Power* | Cohen's d |
| Beck Depression Inventory | 14.6 | 11.7 | 22.3 | 9.5 | 7.04 | 1,54 | .010 | .74 | 0.72 |
| Beck Hopelessness Scale | 4.3 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 4.22 | 1,54 | .045 | .52 | 0.55 |
| Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation | 2.8 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 13.70 | 1,54 | .001 | .95 | 0.96 |
| Barratt Impulsiveness Scale | 72.9 | 12.5 | 80.6 | 6.5 | 7.68 | 1,53 | .008 | .78 | 0.77 |
| Lifetime History of Aggression | 19.7 | 8.5 | 22.4 | 7.0 | 1.70 | 1,54 | .327 | .25 | 0.35 |
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Laboratory Behavioral Impulsivity | |||||||||
| TCIP % Smaller-Sooner Choices | 26.5 | 23.9 | 43.0 | 29.0 | 5.47 | 1,54 | .023 | .63 | 0.62 |
| GoStop 150 msec % Disinhibited | 26.3 | 14.9 | 35.4 | 23.3 | 3.13 | 1,54 | .082 | .41 | 0.46 |
Computed using alpha = .05
GoStop = GoStop Impulsivity Paradigm; TCIP = Two Choice Impulsivity Paradigm