Table 1.
Adolescents who attempted suicide and successfully followed up at 6 months (n = 107): characteristics at inclusion
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |
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| Age, years, mean (SD), range | 14.91 (1.4), 12.1–17.7 |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Female | 90 (84) |
| Male | 17 (16) |
| Number of children in the family, mean (SD), range | 2.4 (1.22), 0–6.0 |
| Significant life events, mean (SD), range | 3.85 (2.23), 0–11.0 |
| Living with both parents, n (%) | 48 (45) |
| One parent plus a step parent | 11 (10) |
| Living with one parent, n (%) | 34 (32) |
| Other (for example, foster care) | 14 (13) |
| Typical school, n (%) | 87 (83) |
| Vocational school, n (%) | 18 (17) |
| At least 1 class repeated, n (%) | |
| No | 66 (62) |
| Yes | 41 (38) |
| Suicidality characteristics | |
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| Number of suicide attempts, mean (SD), range | 1.56 (1.45), 1–10.0 |
| Posner ideation, n (%) | 29 (28) |
| No | 20 (19) |
| Passive | 53 (51) |
| Active | 2 (2) |
| Posner intentionality, n (%) | 25 (24) |
| No | 14 (13) |
| Masked | 38 (36) |
| Ambivalent | 26 (25) |
| Definitive | 2 (2) |
| Method of suicide attempt, n (%) | |
| Intoxication | 82 (84) |
| Laceration | 7 (7) |
| Precipitation | 1 (1) |
| Strangulation | 5 (5) |
| Other | 3 (3) |
| Clinical characteristics | |
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| Major depressive episode, yes, n (%) | 65 (64) |
| Borderline disorder, yes, n (%) | 70 (67) |
| BDI-II, mean (SD), range | 23.51 (12.99), 0–53.0 |
| BHS, mean (SD), range | 8.38 (5.46), 0–19.0 |
| Ab-DIB score, mean (SD), range | 17.78 (9.30), 0–40.0 |
| GAF, mean (SD), range | 68.15 (15.58), 15.0–92.0 |
| Eysenck impulsivity, mean (SD), range | 12.25 (4.77), 2.0–22.0 |
| Self-esteem, mean (SD), range | 4.54 (2.76), 0–10.0 |
| Dependence total score, mean (SD), range | 8.02 (7.07), 0–43 |
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| Dimensional characteristics | |
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| SS, mean (SD), range | |
| Spiritual beliefs | 18.6 (7.62), 4.0–38.0 |
| Self-discovery | 20.14 (4.23), 7.0–28.0 |
| Self-awareness and collective consciousness | 15.37 (4.41), 5.0–25.0 |
| Respect of others and environment | 19.22 (3.15), 7.0–24.0 |
| Total | 73.4 (14.11), 36.0–102.0 |
| RFL-A, mean (SD), range | |
| Family alliance | 4.48 (1.02), 1.0–6.0 |
| Suicide related concerns | 3.44 (1.4), 0.33–6.0 |
| Self-acceptance | 3.96 (1.12), 1.0–6.0 |
| Peer acceptance and support | 4.61 (0.98), 1.0–6.0 |
| Future optimism | 4.37 (1.0), 1.4–6.0 |
| Total | 4.19 (0.87), 1.63–6.0 |
| TCI, mean (SD), range | |
| Novelty seeking | 16.52 (4.22), 5.0–30.0 |
| Persistence | 15.47 (4.41), 4.0–26.0 |
| Harm avoidance | 17.91 (4.70), 5.0–31.0 |
| Self-directedness | 16.12 (5.29), 1.0–27.0 |
| Reward dependence | 18.88 (4.75), 8.0–29.0 |
| Cooperativeness | 18.77 (5.43), 4.0–32.0 |
| Self-transcendence | 10.16 (8.68), 0–24.0 |
| ACS, mean (SD), range | |
| Seek social support | 54.23 (18.79), 20.0–96.0 |
| Focus on solving problem | 54.25 (14.97), 16.0–96.0 |
| Work hard and achieve | 63.13 (15.53), 12.0–96.0 |
| Worry | 52.53 (16.09), 20.0–100.0 |
| Invest in close friends | 62.64 (16.45), 28.0–96.0 |
| Seek to belong | 58.06 (14.3), 24.0–88.0 |
| Wishful thinking | 49.09 (15.74), 20.0–84.0 |
| Not coping | 49.13 (17.16), 12.0–96.0 |
| Tension reduction | 52.53 (16.35), 20.0–92.0 |
| Social action | 31.12 (10.73), 20.0–70.0 |
| Ignore the problem | 48.74 (17.13), 20.0–85.0 |
| Self-blame | 58.16 (19.53), 15.0–100.0 |
| Keep to self | 62.50 (19.72), 15.0–100.0 |
| Seek spiritual support | 32.26 (19.51), 15.0–100.0 |
| Focus on the positive | 52.82 (16.32), 20.0–95.0 |
| Seek professional help | 42.14 (18.28), 20.0–85.0 |
| Seek relaxing diversions | 76.86 (18.07), 21.0–105.0 |
| Physical recreation | 63.66 (24.28), 21.0–105.0 |
Ad-DIB = Abbreviated Self-Questionnaire of the Diagnostic Interview for Borderline Personality Disorder; RFL-A = Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents; SS = Spirituality Scale