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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 22.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2009 Jul 23;169(1):22–27. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.06.011

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)

Group
NSSI-Only (n = 31) NSSI+SA (n = 25) Analyses

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

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