Table 3.
Types of Help-Seeking Behavior After Yellow Ribbon Training by Sex Within Age Groupa
| Middle School | High School | |||||
| Males (n = 589) |
Females (n = 594) |
Pb | Males (n = 894) |
Females (n = 1,011) |
Pb | |
| If I had suicidal thoughts I would be willing to . . . | ||||||
| Give my yellow card to a friend | .278 | < .001 | ||||
| No | 59 (10.0) | 46 (7.7) | 142 (15.9) | 95 (9.4) | ||
| Maybe | 217 (36.8) | 211 (35.5) | 314 (35.1) | 362 (35.8) | ||
| Yes | 313 (53.1) | 337 (56.7) | 438 (49.0) | 554 (54.8) | ||
| Give my yellow card to school staff | .041 | .021 | ||||
| No | 92 (15.7) | 120 (20.3) | 233 (26.2) | 299 (29.7) | ||
| Maybe | 215 (36.7) | 228 (38.5) | 321 (36.1) | 388 (38.5) | ||
| Yes | 279 (47.6) | 244 (41.2) | 336 (37.8) | 320 (31.8) | ||
| Give my yellow card to an outside adult | .024 | .970 | ||||
| No | 103 (17.7) | 131 (22.2) | 199 (22.5) | 227 (22.5) | ||
| Maybe | 249 (42.8) | 210 (35.5) | 332 (37.6) | 374 (37.1) | ||
| Yes | 230 (39.5) | 250 (42.3) | 353 (39.9) | 408 (40.4) | ||
| Call a suicide prevention hotline | < .001 | .492 | ||||
| No | 101 (17.1) | 149 (25.2) | 250 (28.2) | 264 (26.2) | ||
| Maybe | 203 (34.5) | 224 (37.9) | 325 (36.6) | 393 (39.1) | ||
| Yes | 285 (48.4) | 218 (36.9) | 312 (35.2) | 349 (34.7) | ||
| Talk to school staff | < .001 | .045 | ||||
| No | 97 (16.7) | 125 (21.2) | 239 (27) | 314 (31.2) | ||
| Maybe | 185 (31.8) | 228 (38.7) | 314 (35.5) | 366 (36.3) | ||
| Yes | 300 (51.5) | 236 (40.1) | 331 (37.4) | 327 (32.5) | ||
| Talk to an adult outside of school | .028 | .069 | ||||
| No | 102 (17.6) | 138 (23.3) | 200 (22.6) | 203 (20.1) | ||
| Maybe | 214 (36.9) | 221 (37.3) | 305 (34.4) | 398 (39.5) | ||
| Yes | 264 (45.5) | 234 (39.5) | 381 (43.0) | 407 (40.4) | ||
| Talk to a friend | .054 | < .001 | ||||
| No | 44 (7.5) | 34 (5.7) | 117 (13.2) | 53 (5.2) | ||
| Maybe | 181 (30.8) | 154 (26.0) | 245 (27.7) | 251 (24.9) | ||
| Yes | 362 (61.7) | 405 (68.3) | 523 (59.1) | 706 (69.9) | ||
a
Values are presented as n (%).
b
Pearson χ2 test of independence to detect differences by sex within age group.