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. 2016 Jun 30;18(3):10.4088/PCC.15m01852. doi: 10.4088/PCC.15m01852

Table 2.

Suicide-Related Knowledge and Behavioral Attitudes After Yellow Ribbon Training by Sex Within Age Groupa

Middle School High School
Males
(n = 550)
Females
(n = 564)
Pb Males
(n = 817)
Females
(n = 951)
Pb
I understand some of the reasons that may put youth at risk for suicide < .001 < .001
Strongly agree 305 (55.5) 353 (62.6) 388 (47.9) 551 (61.5)
Agree 179 (32.5) 177 (31.4) 319 (39.4) 311 (34.7)
Disagree 19 (3.5) 20 (3.5) 36 (4.4) 11 (1.2)
Strongly disagree 22 (4.0) 6 (1.1) 26 (3.2) 10 (1.1)
Don’t know 25 (4.5) 8 (1.4) 41 (5.1) 13 (1.5)
If someone comes to me with suicidal thoughts, I would know whom to go to for help .041 < .001
Strongly agree 323 (58.8) 366 (64.9) 410 (50.6) 565 (63.0)
Agree 169 (30.8) 163 (28.9) 270 (33.3) 287 (32.0)
Disagree 27 (4.9) 11 (2.0) 41 (5.1) 18 (2.0)
Strongly disagree 10 (1.8) 8 (1.4) 26 (3.2) 9 (1.0)
Don’t know 20 (3.6) 16 (2.8) 63 (7.8) 18 (2.0)
If I were having suicidal thoughts, I would feel comfortable enough to ask for help .299 .257
Strongly agree 290 (52.8) 263 (47.0) 342 (42.3) 362 (40.4)
Agree 152 (27.7) 177 (31.6) 271 (33.5) 311 (34.7)
Disagree 41 (7.5) 54 (9.6) 80 (9.9) 104 (11.6)
Strongly disagree 29 (5.3) 29 (5.2) 44 (5.4) 59 (6.6)
Don’t know 37 (6.7) 37 (6.6) 71 (8.8) 59 (6.6)
I know what resources are available to me if I am having suicidal thoughts .706 < .001
Strongly agree 316 (57.7) 306 (54.6) 407 (50.7) 517 (58.2)
Agree 166 (30.3) 188 (33.6) 262 (32.6) 301 (33.9)
Disagree 26 (4.7) 28 (5.0) 61 (7.6) 30 (3.4)
Strongly disagree 15 (2.7) 11 (2.0) 24 (3.0) 13 (1.5)
Don’t know 25 (4.6) 27 (4.8) 49 (6.1) 28 (3.1)
After attending the intervention,
how many of your friends are at risk of suicide
< .001 < .001
None 386 (73.0) 291 (56.1) 577 (70.6) 537 (56.5)
1 68 (12.9) 86 (16.6) 112 (13.7) 185 (19.5)
2–3 40 (7.6) 85 (16.4) 61 (7.5) 150 (15.8)
> 3 35 (6.6) 57 (11.0) 67 (8.2) 79 (8.3)
a

Values are presented as n (%).

b

Pearson χ2 test of independence to detect differences by sex within age group.