Table 4.
Descriptive Statistics for the 11 Adapted Malay ATTS Factors (n = 262).
| Domain | Median (IQR)a | Min (max)a | Range | α | Question No. | Agree, n (%) | Undecided, n (%) | Disagree, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ability to understand and accept suicide | 11.00 (5.25) | 6.00 (26.00) | 20.00 | 0.76 | 5 | 19 (7.3) | 14 (5.3) | 229 (87.4) |
| 16 | 33 (12.6) | 21 (8.0) | 208 (79.4) | |||||
| 17 | 20 (7.6) | 48 (18.3) | 194 (74.0) | |||||
| 18 | 16 (6.1) | 26 (9.9) | 220 (84.0) | |||||
| 20 | 36 (13.7) | 29 (11.1) | 197 (75.2) | |||||
| 34 | 9 (3.4) | 19 (7.3) | 234 (89.3) | |||||
| 2. Suicide among the young and tabooing | 6.00 (3.00) | 2.00 (10.00) | 8.00 | 0.52 | 13 | 59 (22.5) | 25 (9.5) | 178 (67.9) |
| 19 | 139 (53.1) | 41 (15.6) | 82 (31.3) | |||||
| 3. Believability of suicidal threats | 6.00 (2.00) | 2.00 (10.00) | 8.00 | 0.66 | 12 | 85 (32.4) | 65 (24.8) | 112 (42.7) |
| 33 | 55 (21.0) | 85 (32.4) | 122 (46.6) | |||||
| 4. Loneliness and avoidance | 9.00 (4.00) | 4.00 (15.00) | 11.00 | 0.52 | 14 | 87 (33.2) | 33 (12.6) | 142 (54.2) |
| 23 | 149 (56.9) | 64 (24.4) | 49 (18.7) | |||||
| 25 | 111 (42.4) | 33 (12.6) | 118 (45.0) | |||||
| 5. Judgment and ability to help | 12.00 (2.00) | 3.00 (15.00) | 12.00 | 0.58 | 1 | 219 (83.6) | 31 (11.8) | 12 (4.6) |
| 2 | 167 (63.7) | 43 (16.4) | 52 (19.8) | |||||
| 3 | 237 (90.5) | 4 (1.5) | 21 (8.0) | |||||
| 6. Nature of suicidal ideation | 10.00 (4.00) | 4.00 (15.00) | 11.00 | 0.47 | 10 | 139 (53.1) | 60 (22.9) | 63 (24.0) |
| 11 | 140 (53.4) | 59 (22.5) | 63 (24.0) | |||||
| 21 | 144 (55.0) | 46 (17.6) | 72 (27.5) | |||||
| 7. Acceptability of assisted suicide | 4.00 (3.00) | 2.00 (10.00) | 8.00 | 0.57 | 29 | 37 (14.1) | 20 (7.6) | 205 (78.2) |
| 36 | 34 (13.0) | 41 (15.6) | 187 (71.4) | |||||
| 8. Suicide as communication | 8.00 (4.00) | 3.00 (14.00) | 11.00 | 0.50 | 7 | 57 (21.8) | 62 (23.7) | 143 (54.6) |
| 15 | 80 (30.5) | 56 (21.4) | 126 (48.1) | |||||
| 26 | 95 (36.3) | 40 (15.3) | 127 (48.5) | |||||
| 9. Incomprehensibility | 8.00 (2.00) | 2.00 (10.00) | 8.00 | 0.46 | 27 | 153 (58.4) | 34 (13.0) | 75 (28.6) |
| 28 | 190 (72.5) | 28 (10.7) | 44 (16.8) | |||||
| 10. Normality of suicide | 7.00 (3.00) | 2.00 (10.00) | 8.00 | 0.36 | 31 | 140 (53.4) | 21 (8.0) | 101 (38.5) |
| 32 | 155 (59.2) | 59 (22.5) | 48 (18.3) | |||||
| 11. Duty to prevent and mental illness | 8.00 (3.00) | 2.00 (10.00) | 8.00 | 0.32 | 8 | 141 (53.8) | 21 (8.0) | 100 (38.2) |
| 9 | 239 (91.2) | 9 (3.4) | 14 (5.3) |
Note. ATTS = Attitudes Toward Suicide; IQR = interquartile range.
a
Higher scores indicate agreement on the factor/domain.