Table 2. Questionnaire score comparison of means for those presenting with self-harm.
| Sample mean | Presented with self-harm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Yes N = 82 |
No N = 98 |
||||
| Questionnaire/scale | Mean | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Beck hopelessness scale | 13.2 | * 12.1 | 6.1 | * 14.3 | 4.9 |
| DAST-10 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| CAGE | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| SAD PERSONS | 4.4 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 1.6 |
| Manchester self-harm rule | N/A | 0.85 | 0.4 | 0.88 | 0.33 |
| Brief Symptom Inventory | Mean | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Global severity index | 2.4 | * 2.2 | 1.0 | * 2.5 | 0.7 |
| Positive symptom distress index | 2.9 | * 2.8 | 0.7 | * 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Positive symptom total | 37.0 | * 34.1 | 17.5 | * 39.4 | 15.0 |
| Anxiety | 2.5 | * 2.3 | 1.2 | * 2.6 | 1.0 |
| Depression | 3.1 | * 2.9 | 1.1 | * 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Hostility | 2.1 | ** 1.8 | 1.2 | ** 2.3 | 1.1 |
| interpersonal sensitivity | 2.6 | * 2.4 | 1.2 | * 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Obsessive compulsive | 2.6 | * 2.2 | 1.2 | * 2.8 | 0.9 |
| Paranoid ideation | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Phobic anxiety | 1.8 | * 1.6 | 1.3 | * 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Psychoticism | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| Somatization | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Barratt impulsiveness score | Mean | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Total score | 76.4 | 74.4 | 14.9 | 78.0 | 12.5 |
| Attention | 12.4 | 11.9 | 3.2 | 12.7 | 3.4 |
| Attentional impulsiveness | 19.9 | * 19.0 | 4.8 | * 20.7 | 4.5 |
| Cognitive complexity | 13.6 | 13.3 | 2.7 | 12.9 | 2.7 |
| Cognitive instability | 7.6 | ** 7.1 | 2.4 | ** 8.0 | 2.0 |
| Motor | 17.6 | 17.8 | 4.5 | 17.5 | 4.4 |
| Motor impulsiveness | 27.2 | 27.1 | 6.2 | 27.5 | 5.8 |
| Non-planning impulsiveness | 29.3 | 28.4 | 6.1 | 29.8 | 5.7 |
| Perseverance | 9.6 | 9.2 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 2.3 |
| Self-control | 15.6 | 15.1 | 4.1 | 15.9 | 3.8 |
Notes.
*
F statistic p-value <0.05.
**
F statistic p-value <0.01.
***
F statistic p-value <0.001.