Table 5.
Individual SDQ items with significant differences between the suicide group and the accident group, and the suicide group and the community controls, respectively.
| Suicide group (n = 39) | vs. Accident group (n = 43) | vs. Community controls (n = 410) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDQ Single items | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p | Mean | SD | p | |
| SDQ-5 | Often loses temper | .23 | .54 | .00 | .00 | <.01 | .25 | .53 | .82 |
| SDQ-6 | Rather Solitary | .54 | .79 | .28 | .55 | .09 | .33 | .56 | .04 |
| SDQ-8 | Many worries | .46 | .64 | .14 | .41 | .01 | .23 | .49 | <.01 |
| SDQ-9 | Helpful if someone is hurt | 1.62 | .54 | 1.86 | .47 | .03* | 1.70 | .49 | .31 |
| SDQ-13 | Often unhappy or depressed | .49 | .76 | .09 | .37 | <.01 | .15 | .39 | <.01 |
| SDQ-15 | Easily distracted | .31 | .66 | .26 | .58 | .71 | .57 | .68 | .02* |
| SDQ-19 | Picked on or bullied | .36 | .63 | .16 | .49 | .12 | .16 | .45 | .01 |
| SDQ-22 | Steals | .26 | .55 | .12 | .39 | .18 | .03 | .21 | <.01 |
*The suicide group was less helpful and less distracted