Table 2.
Means and standard deviations for attitudes toward suicide and suicide prevention by group and gender
| |
|
Male |
Female |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | |
| Permissiveness |
Non-Koreans in US |
79 |
3.34 |
.860 |
140 |
3.25 |
.884 |
| Koreans in US |
20 |
3.26 |
.909 |
24 |
3.76 |
.754 |
|
| Koreans in Korea |
30 |
3.78 |
.958 |
68 |
3.60 |
.774 |
|
| Unpredictability |
Non-Koreans in US |
79 |
3.59 |
.683 |
140 |
3.56 |
.749 |
| Koreans in US |
20 |
3.43 |
.712 |
24 |
3.52 |
.801 |
|
| Koreans in Korea |
30 |
3.27 |
1.03 |
68 |
3.19 |
.707 |
|
| Incomprehensibility |
Non-Koreans in US |
79 |
3.46 |
.674 |
140 |
3.55 |
.685 |
| Koreans in US |
20 |
3.31 |
.888 |
24 |
3.56 |
.650 |
|
| Koreans in Korea |
30 |
3.52 |
.741 |
68 |
3.49 |
.772 |
|
| Noncommunication |
Non-Koreans in US |
79 |
2.59 |
.746 |
140 |
2.67 |
.704 |
| Koreans in US |
20 |
2.85 |
.829 |
24 |
2.85 |
.972 |
|
| Koreans in Korea |
30 |
2.62 |
.652 |
68 |
2.38 |
.697 |
|
| Right to Prevent |
Non-Koreans in US |
79 |
2.27 |
.816 |
140 |
2.11 |
.784 |
| Koreans in US |
20 |
2.33 |
.878 |
24 |
1.71 |
.570 |
|
| Koreans in Korea |
30 |
1.75 |
.598 |
68 |
1.61 |
.510 |
|
| Preventability |
Non-Koreans in US |
79 |
2.20 |
.745 |
140 |
2.33 |
.747 |
| Koreans in US |
20 |
1.85 |
.745 |
24 |
1.94 |
.712 |
|
| Koreans in Korea |
30 |
2.12 |
.715 |
68 |
2.14 |
.615 |
|
| Relation-Caused |
Non-Koreans in US |
79 |
3.47 |
.769 |
140 |
3.53 |
.780 |
| Koreans in US |
20 |
3.70 |
.750 |
24 |
3.58 |
.670 |
|
| Koreans in Korea |
30 |
3.67 |
.802 |
68 |
3.26 |
.725 |
|
| Duration of Suicidal Process | Non-Koreans in US |
79 |
3.08 |
.544 |
140 |
3.06 |
.520 |
| Koreans in US |
20 |
2.82 |
.567 |
24 |
2.88 |
.535 |
|
| Koreans in Korea | 30 | 3.03 | .596 | 68 | 3.16 | .627 | |