Table 3.
Results of seven linear regression analyses of factors associated with the seven attitudes about suicide assessed by the subscales of the Scale of Public Attitudes about Suicide (SPAS) in 179 psychiatrists from Shanghai a
| Attitudes | β | Beta | 95% CI of β | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subscale 1: Respondent believes suicide can be prevented (0–100)
| ||||
| Male |
−5.38 |
−0.17 |
−10.07 ~ −0.69 |
0.025 |
| Years working as a psychiatrist |
0.02 |
0.02 |
−0.18 ~ 0.22 |
0.843 |
|
Subscale 2: Respondent believes individuals are able to control their own suicidal tendencies
| ||||
| Male |
−3.73 |
−0.12 |
−8.65 ~ 1.19 |
0.136 |
| Years working as a psychiatrist |
−0.11 |
−0.08 |
−0.32 ~ 0.10 |
0.303 |
|
Subscale 3: Respondent holds stigmatizing attitudes about suicide
| ||||
| Male |
−2.91 |
−0.10 |
−7.31 ~ 1.49 |
0.193 |
| Years working as a psychiatrist |
0.06 |
0.05 |
−0.13 ~ 0.25 |
0.538 |
| Psychiatrist from tertiary psychiatric center |
−5.95 |
−0.20 |
−10.28 ~ −1.63 |
0.007 |
|
Subscale 4: Respondent is understanding of and feels empathy for persons with suicidal behavior
| ||||
| Male |
9.43 |
0.28 |
4.50 ~ 14.36 |
<0.001 |
| Years working as a psychiatrist |
0.06 |
0.04 |
−0.18 ~ 0.29 |
0.638 |
| Years of education |
2.13 |
0.22 |
0.59 ~ 3.66 |
0.007 |
|
Subscale 5: Respondent believes suicidal behavior is an effective method of controlling others
| ||||
| Male |
5.09 |
0.16 |
0.26 ~ 9.92 |
0.039 |
| Years working as a psychiatrist |
−0.08 |
−0.06 |
−0.29 ~ 0.12 |
0.422 |
|
Subscale 6: Respondent believes that suicide is an important social problem
| ||||
| Male |
0.34 |
0.01 |
−4.51 ~ 5.18 |
0.892 |
| Years working as a psychiatrist |
0.03 |
0.02 |
−0.18 ~ 0.24 |
0.766 |
| Psychiatrist from tertiary psychiatric center |
−7.03 |
−0.22 |
−11.80 ~ −2.26 |
0.004 |
|
Subscale 7: Respondent believes that suicides and suicide attempts are essentially different
| ||||
| Male |
−2.63 |
−0.06 |
−9.01 ~ 3.75 |
0.418 |
| Years working as a psychiatrist | −0.48 | −0.26 | −0.75 ~ −0.21 | 0.001 |
aThe seven attitudes are assessed on continuous scales with a range of 0 to 100. In all seven analyses two variables were initially forced into the model (gender, and years of working as a psychiatrist) and then four other variables (type of hospital [tertiary psychiatric center v. district hospital or rehabilitation center], professional status [entered as two dummy variables using attending psychiatrist as the reference group], years of education, and whether or not the clinician’s current work was limited to inpatient service provision) were entered by a forward stepwise method if significant at the p < 0.05 level.