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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2019 Mar 9;275:61–70. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.03.014

Table 4.

Class Validation.

Total (N=326) Range 1 (n=8) 2 (n=67) 3 (n=12) 4 (n=231) Statistical Testing Group Differences
Suicide-related factors
 Acquired capability 1.96 (1.02) 0.00-4.00 3.19 (0.66) 2.11 (1.10) 1.72 (0.54) 1.87 (0.98) F3.326 = 5.14, p < 0.01 2 > 1, 2, 3
 History of suicide attempts 53 (16.3%) - 3 (37.5%) 20 (29.9%) 2 (16.7%) 28 (11.7%) χ23,N=326 = 15.37, p < 0.01 2 > 4
Behavioral health factors
 Impulsivity
  Negative urgency 2.41 (0.59) 1.25-3.92 2.58 (0.75) 2.82 (0.50) 2.29 (0.66) 2.26 (0.54) F3,226 = 15.26, p < 0.001 2 > 3, 4
  Positive urgency 1.94 (0.69) 1.00-4.00 2.41 (0.77) 2.24 (0.71) 2.07 (0.92) 1.80 (0.62) F3,226 = 7.65, p < 0.001 2 > 4
  Lack of premeditation 1.94 (0.48) 1.00-3.82 2.26 (0.45) 2.10 (0.53) 1.73 (0.53) 1.88 (0.43) F3,226 = 5.01, p < 0.01 2 > 4
  Lack of perseverance 1.96 (0.51) 1.00-3.70 2.08 (0.50) 2.32 (0.52) 1.88 (0.34) 1.82 (0.45) F3,226 = 15.98, p < 0.001 2 > 4
  Sensation seeking 2.87 (0.65) 1.08-4.00 3.49 (0.35) 2.87 (0.60) 2.60 (0.73) 2.86 (0.66) F3,226 = 3.03, p < 0.05 1 > 3, 4
 Problematic alcohol use 0.69 (0.60) 0.00-2.80 0.91 (0.61) 0.83 (0.79) 0.71 (0.77) 0.62 (0.49) F3,229 = 2.04, p = 0.11 n.s.
 Disordered eating 1.87 (1.49) 0.00-5.65 2.25 (1.30) 2.46 (1.74) 2.07 (1.27) 1.63 (1.35) F3,226 = 4.82, p < 0.01 2 > 4

Note: N=326. All total and class values represent M(SD).